Methodius
ancestor sky Catholic Church single tradition · 2
Methodius is a Christian saint who was declared co-patron of Europe together with Saint Benedict of Nursia and Cyril by Pope John Paul II in 1980.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 815 CE
- Attested period
- 815 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Declared co-patron of Europe with Benedict and Cyril in 1980.
Relationships
- allied with
- Saint Benedict of Nursia, Cyril, Saint Gorazd, Saint Clement of Ohrid, Saint Naum, Saint Angelar, Saint Sava, Λεον, Ιγνατιος, Ϊοακιν, Συμεον, Δραγαϊς
- sibling of
- Cyril
- teacher of
- Gorazd, Clement of Ohrid
- co occurs with
- Scholastica
- enemy of
- Wiching
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“In 1980, Pope John Paul II declared him co-patron of Europe, together with Cyril and Methodius.”
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“This seemingly secured an unimpeded field of operation for Methodius, and the Vita (X) described the next few years (873–9) as being fruitful for his mission. Methodius seemingly disregarded, wholly or partly, the prohibition on celebrating the Slavonic Liturgy.”
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