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title: "St. Methodius I of Constantinople: Feast Day June 14 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-methodius-i-of-constantinople/
description: "St. Methodius I of Constantinople, Bishop. Remembered on June 14, died c. 847. Read their life in Bless."
---

Bishop · Remembered on June 14

# St. Methodius I of Constantinople

St. Methodius I of Constantinople is remembered on June 14 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [June 14](https://blessbible.app/saints/june/#14) |
| Title | Bishop |
| Died | c. 847 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Monday, June 14, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-methodius-i-of-constantinople/#calendar) |

## Life

A Sicilian monk imprisoned seven years in a tomb-like cell for defending the holy icons; when the persecution fell, he was made patriarch of Constantinople and presided over the icons’ restoration in 843 — the ‘Triumph of Orthodoxy’ the Eastern Church still celebrates each Lent.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Methodius I of Constantinople. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Monday, June 14, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/06/14/) | Monday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 · Psalm 98:1, 2b, 3ab, 3cd-4 · Psalm 119:105 · Matthew 5:38-42 |
| [Wednesday, June 14, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/06/14/) | Wednesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 1 Kings 18:20-39 · Psalm 16:1b-2ab, 4, 5ab and 8, 11 · Psalm 25:4b, 5a · Matthew 5:17-19 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[June 13 St. Anthony of Padua](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-anthony-of-padua/) [June 15 St. Germaine Cousin](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-germaine-cousin/)

[All the saints of June](https://blessbible.app/saints/june/) [Born on June 14?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#06-14) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Methodius I of Constantinople

Remembered on June 14

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-methodius-i-of-constantinople/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-methodius-i-of-constantinople/#calendar)

In the app

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