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Methodius

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Methodius
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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And, not surprisingly, her commitment to remain faithful to one man throughout her life (and well past the end of his) is lauded as a model for Christian celibacy and the ideal of the univira, the "wife of one man" (Tertullian, DE MONOGAMIA 17; Methodius, CONVIVIUM DECEM VIRGINUM, Oration 11.
Cyril and Methodius, evangelizers of the Slavic peoples, through whose example peoples and nations could be drawn toward that peace and freedom which God intended for them.
Saints Cyril & Methodius parish in Fairchance, Fayette County, also served nine towns, among them Smithfield, 5 miles distant, and Haydentown, 4 miles away.
 
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