Saint Methodius I | |
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 Late 14th-early 15th century icon illustrating the "Triumph of Orthodoxy" in 843. Methodius is depicted in the upper register, to the right of the icon, with Theodora and her son Michael to the left. (National Icon Collection 18, British Museum) | |
| Patriarch of Constantinople Hegumen | |
| Born | 788 Syracuse, Theme of Sicily (modern-day Italy) |
| Died | 847 Constantinople, Byzantine Empire (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | June 14[1] |
Saint Methodios I of Constantinople | |
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| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Installed | 843 |
| Term ended | 847 |
| Predecessor | John VII |
| Successor | St Ignatius |
| Personal details | |
| Denomination | Chalcedonian Christianity |
Methodios I or Methodius I (Greek: Μεθόδιος Α΄; 788/800 – June 14, 847) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from March 4, 843 to June 14, 847. He was born in Syracuse and died in Constantinople. His feast day is celebrated on June 14 in both the East and the West.