Methodius

American  

[muh-thoh-dee-uhs] / məˈθoʊ di əs /

noun

1. Saint Apostle of the Slavs, a.d. c825–885, Greek missionary in Moravia (brother of Saint Cyril).

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Methodius British  

/ mɛˈθəʊdɪəs /

noun

1. Saint, with his younger brother Saint Cyril called the Apostles of the Slavs. 815–885 _ad , Greek Christian theologian sent as a missionary to the Moravians. Feast day: Feb 14 or May 11

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Example Sentences

Cyril and Methodius, brothers who are credited with devising the Glagolitic alphabet to transcribe scripture.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

In Prague, which boasted a pre-war Ukrainian community of nearly 200,000, Nataliya Krasnopolskaia said she began attending services regularly at the Cathedral Church of Sts Cyril and Methodius since arriving from Odesa on March 6.

From Reuters • Apr. 24, 2022

Ivo, Ludmilla, Adalbert, Cyril and Methodius, John of Nepomuk, Sigismund and Wenceslas and others are each arranged in tableaux commemorating events and stories that require a history Ph.D. thesis to fully comprehend.

From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2018

Cyril & Methodius and not at many other Orthodox churches in southwestern Pennsylvania.

From Washington Times • Apr. 22, 2017

Methodius, a prominent name in Ecclesiastical history, and a Father of the Church, was born about the middle of the third century.

From Hymns of the Greek Church Translated with Introduction and Notes by Brownlie, John