Saint Methodius

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Saint Methodius

Russian: МЕТОДИЙ (Банджа), Bulgarian: архиепископ Методий
Also Known As: "Bandzhar", "Strahota"
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Birthplace: Thessaloniki, Greece
Death: April 06, 885 (69-70)
Velehrad, Uherské Hradiště District, Zlín Region, Czechia (Czech Republic)
Immediate Family:

Son of Leo and Maria
Brother of Saint Cyril

Occupation: архиепископ
Managed by: Henn Sarv
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About Saint Methodius

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints_Cyril_and_Methodius

Cyril (born Constantine, 826–869) and Methodius (815–885) were two brothers and Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries. For their work evangelizing the Slavs, they are known as the "Apostles to the Slavs".

They are credited with devising the Glagolitic alphabet, the first alphabet used to transcribe Old Church Slavonic. After their deaths, their pupils continued their missionary work among other Slavs. Both brothers are venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church as saints with the title of "equal-to-apostles". In 1880, Pope Leo XIII introduced their feast into the calendar of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1980, the first Slav pope, Pope John Paul II declared them co-patron saints of Europe, together with Benedict of Nursia. Slav pope, Pope John Paul II declared them co-patron saints of Europe, together with Benedict of Nursia.

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Saint Methodius's Timeline

815
815
Thessaloniki, Greece
885
April 6, 885
Age 70
Velehrad, Uherské Hradiště District, Zlín Region, Czechia (Czech Republic)