Methodios I of Constantinople

Saint

Methodius I of Constantinople
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.
Ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople
BornMethodius
788
Syracuse, Theme of Sicily
(modern-day Italy)
Died14 June 847
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
(modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church,
Catholic Church
Feast14 June[1]

Methodius I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Installed11 March 843
Term ended14 June 847
PredecessorJohn VII of Constantinople
SuccessorIgnatius of Constantinople
Personal details
DenominationChalcedonian Christianity

Methodius I of Constantinople or Methodios I (Greek: Μεθόδιος Α΄; 788/800 – 14 June 847) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 11 March 843 to 14 June 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.


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