Hieromartyr · 4th century
Hieromartyr Methodius Bishop of Patara
Also known as Methodius of Olympus
A bishop of Patara in Lycia, learned and humble, who wrote in defense of the faith — most famously the Banquet of the Ten Virgins — and was martyred for Christ.
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Notes
Not Methodius of Constantinople (Jun 14) nor of Peshnosha.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints