Saints Cyril and Methodius
Brothers from Thessalonica in the 9th century, Cyril and Methodius are the apostles of the Slavic peoples. They evangelized the Khazars, Bulgarians, a…
First name and chronology
Methodius
2 saints and blesseds bear the name Methodius, between 801 and 1959; the most famous is Saints Cyril and Methodius, celebrated on March 9th.
Chronology of the name Methodius
Dated figures are ordered from earliest to latest.
- 801-900Saints Cyril and MethodiusBrothers from Thessalonica in the 9th century, Cyril and Methodius are the apostles of the Slavic peoples. They evangeli…
- 1924-1959Dominic Methodius TrckaCzechoslovak Redemptorist priest of the Byzantine rite, who died a martyr in prison under the communist regime in 1959.