Saint Methodius Biography
Saint Methodius Profile. Born: N/A in Greece, Europe. Worked in Czech Republic. Died: 6 April 885 in Moravia, Czech Republic. Feast Day is celebrated on February 14.
Saint Methodius Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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| Date of Birth | N/A |
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| Country of Birth | Greece in Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Bishops |
| Profession | Missionary |
| Place of Work | Czech Republic |
| Date of Death | 6 April 885 |
| Place of Death | Moravia, Czech Republic |
| Feast Day | February 14 |
| Beatification | Beatified by N/A |
| Canonization | Canonized by Pre-Congregation |
| Patron Saint of | against storms ecumenism Slavic peoples (given in 1863 by Pope Pius IX unity of the Eastern and Western Churches Bohemia Bosnia Bosnia-Herzegovina Bulgaria Carinthia, Austria Carniola Circassia Croatia Czech Republic Czechoslovakia Dacia Dalmatia Europe (given in 1980 by Pope John Paul II) Khazaria Krain Krajna Kranjska Macedonia Moravia Pannonia Russia Silesia Slovenia Yugoslavia Ljubljana, Slovenia, archdiocese of Maribor, Slovenia, archdiocese of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto, Ontario, diocese of |
Saint Methodius Biography
Saint Methodius was a brother to St. Cyril born of the Greek nobility who studied at the University of Constantinople and began to teach philosophy there. He became a priest and was together with his brother by the emperor in 861 to convert the Jewish Khazars of Russia and they successfully did the task.
While there, he was able to learn the Khazar's language. Later he sent again in the company of Cyril his brother to convert Moravians in their native tongue. Some western clergy were against it and refused to ordain their students for priesthood. He translated the Bible into the Slavonic languages and pioneered the use of local and vernacular languages in liturgical settings.
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