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Methodius I, patriarch of Constantinople

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Methodios I of Constantinople

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 843 to 847

Methodius I of Constantinople or Methodios I was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 11 March 843 to 14 June 847. He was born in Syracuse and died in Constantinople. His feast day is celebrated on June 14 in both the East and the West.
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Constantinople

Capital of the Eastern Roman and Ottoman empires

Constantinople was a historical city located on the Bosporus that served as the capital of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin and Ottoman empires between its consecration in 330 and 1930, when it was renamed Istanbul. Initially as New Rome, Constantinople was founded in 324 during the…
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