Methodius of Olympus

Saint

Methodius of Olympus
Bishop of Olympus
Church Father
Bornunknown [1]
Diedc. ~311AD AD
Chalcis in Greece[2]
Venerated inCatholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Church
FeastJune 20
Theology career
Notable workOn the Resurrection
On Freewill
Symposium
Theological work
EraPatristic Age
LanguageGreek
Tradition or movementTrinitarianism
Main interestsApologetics, Freewill, Eschatology
Notable ideasRenewal of Creation
Excellence of Virginity
Papyrus fragment of the Symposium, oratio 8, dated 5th or 6th century, the earliest known manuscript of a work by Methodius (Montserrat Abbey library, P.Monts. Roca 4.57)[3]

Methodius of Olympus (Greek: Μεθόδιος)[4][5] (died c. 311) was an early Christian bishop, ecclesiastical author, and martyr. Today, he is honored as a saint and Church Father; the Catholic Church commemorates his feast on June 20.[6]

  1. ^ "CHURCH FATHERS: St. Methodius of Olympus".
  2. ^ "CHURCH FATHERS: De Viris Illustribus (Jerome)".
  3. ^ Brice C. Jones (22 May 2018). "The Earliest Manuscript of Methodius of Olympus and an Unattested Saying about the Nile". Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. ^ Suda
  5. ^ Suda, mu, 432
  6. ^ "Saint Methodius of Olympus". September 18, 2013.