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St Methodius, Apostle to the Slavs

Μεθόδιος · Равноапостольный Мефодий

Ninth-century missionary brother (c. 815–885) from Thessalonica who, with his brother Cyril, evangelised the Slavonic peoples; consecrated bishop by Pope Adrian II and later confirmed by Pope John VIII against the German Latin missionaries. Translated the Old Testament into Slavonic. Feast day 11 May (with Cyril); 6 April (alone).

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