St. MethodiusArchbishop of Moravia
First teacher of the Slavs
Equal-to-the-Apostles· Gold: Colour of the kings
“...in the remaining years of his life Saint Methodius, assisted by two of his former pupils, translated the entire Old Testament into Slavonic...”
Dates of commemoration for saint
Synaxes & other dates of commemoration
Birth
9th century
Thessalonica, Macedonia
Death
6 Apr (19 Apr) 885
Moravia
Connected Sts.
Life path
- Monk
- Abbot
- Archbishop
- Military Service
- Governor
Undertakings & Callings
- Asceticism
- Preaching
Sufferings
- Imprisonment
- Persecution
Places
- Moravia
- Pannonia
- Rome, Roman Empire