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Hieromartyr Methodius
bishop of Patara/Olympia
† 312
Noted in his own time for his wisdom and virtue, he was called Eubolos , meaning “of good counsel.” He was among the first to oppose the heretical writings of Origen.
Life
Noted in his own time for his wisdom and virtue, he was called Eubolos, meaning “of good counsel.” He was among the first to oppose the heretical writings of Origen. He was bishop in Patara (according to some sources) or Olympia (according to others), then of Tyre in Phoenecia. Under the Emperor Maximinus, he was attacked by the pagans and received the crown of martyrdom in Chalkis in Greece.