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Methodios I Of Constantinople, Saint Methodius Of Constantinople
Methodius or Methodios may refer to: * Methodius of Olympus (d. 311), Christian bishop, church father, and martyr *Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius, a seventh-century text purporting to be written by Methodius of Olympus * Methodios I of Constantinople (c. 790–847), patriarch of Constantinople * Saint Methodius of Thessaloniki (826–885), Byzantine Greek archbishop of Moravia and scholar, associated with Cyril * Methodius II of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch in 1240 * Methodius III of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch in 1668–1671 * Methodios Anthrakites (1660–1736), Greek scholar, priest and director of the Gioumeios and Epiphaneios Schools in Ioannina * Metodyj Trochanovskij (1885–1947), Polish activist * Metropolitan Methodios (Tournas) of Boston (born 1946), the spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston * Methodius Buslaev, fictional character from Dmitri Yemets's book series * St. Methodios Faith and Heritage Center, a camp run by the Greek Orth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methodius Of Olympus
Methodius of Olympus () (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. Life Few reports have survived on the life of this first systematic opponent of Origen; even these short accounts present many difficulties. Eusebius does not mention him in his ''Church History'', probably because he opposed various theories of Origen, thus Jerome provides the earliest accounts of him. According to him, Methodius suffered martyrdom at Chalcis at the end of the newest persecution, i.e., under Diocletian, Galerius or Maximinus Daia. Although he then adds, "that some assert", that this may have happened under Decius and Valerian a, this statement (''ut alii affirmant''), adduced even by him as uncertain, is unlikely, given that Methodius also wrote against the Neoplatonic philosopher Porphyry (234–305). The location of Methodius's episcopal see is a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |