Methodios I of Constantinople

Saint

Methodios I of Constantinople
Saint; Methodios I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Installed	843
Term ended	847
Predecessor	John VII
Successor	St Ignatius
Personal details
Denomination	Chalcedonian Christianity

Saint

Methodius I
Saint; Methodius I
	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

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.

Saint Methodius I
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