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33-686: Methodius or Methodios may refer to: Methodius of Olympus (d. 311), Christian bishop, church father, and martyr Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius , a seventh-century text purporting to be written by Methodius of Olympus Methodios I of Constantinople (c. 790–847), patriarch of Constantinople Saint Methodius of Thessaloniki (826–885), Byzantine Greek archbishop of Moravia and scholar, associated with Cyril Methodius II of Constantinople , Ecumenical Patriarch in 1240 Methodius III of Constantinople , Ecumenical Patriarch in 1668–1671 Methodios Anthrakites (1660–1736), Greek scholar, priest and director of

66-559: A Christian bishopric , a suffragan of the metropolitan see of Myra , the capital of the Roman province of Lycia. Its earliest recorded bishop was Saint Methodius of Olympus , whose service at the head of church in Olympus extended from the late 3rd century to his martyrdom in about 311. Aristocritus was at the Council of Ephesus in 431 and the Council of Chalcedon in 451. Anatolius

99-860: A Symposium of twelve virgins, and an excellent discourse On the Resurrection against Origen, and another against the same On the Pythonissa, and On Freewill. He also wrote commentaries on Genesis and on the Song of Songs, and many other things which are frequently read. Methodius is seen as an early inspiration of Master Eckhart and Johannes Tauler in William Ralph Inges Bampton Lectures on Christian Mysticism. Methodius taught that Jesus Christ remained virgin His whole life as an example of chastity for men: "What then did

132-448: A general way to the end of the third and the beginning of the 4th century. He became of special importance in the history of theological literature, in that he combated various views of Origen's. He particularly attacked Origen's doctrine that man's body at the resurrection is not the same body as he had in life, as well as his idea of the world's eternity. Like Origen, Methodius is strongly influenced by Plato 's philosophy, and uses to

165-483: A great extent the allegorical explanation of Scripture . Of his numerous works only one has come down to us complete in a Greek text: the dialogue on virginity, under the title Symposium, or on Virginity ( Symposion e peri hagneias ). In the dialogue, composed with reference to Plato's Symposium , he depicts a festive meal of ten virgins in the garden of Arete , at which each of the participators extols Christian virginity and its sublime excellence. It concludes with

198-692: A hymn on Jesus as the Bridegroom of the Church. Larger fragments are preserved of several other writings in Greek; old versions of other works survive in Slavonic , though some are abbreviated. The following works are in the form of dialogue: While large portions of the original Greek text of both these writings are preserved, only Slavonic versions of the four following shorter treatises survive: Of other writings, no longer extant, Jerome mentions (loc. cit.)

231-684: A voluminous work against Porphyry , the Neoplatonist who had published a book against Christianity; a treatise on the Pythonissa directed against Origen, commentaries on Genesis and the Canticle of Canticles. Other authors attributed a work On the Martyrs , and a dialogue Xenon to Methodius; in the latter he opposes the doctrine of Origen on the eternity of the world. Gregory Abu'l Faraj attribute to Methodius some kind of work dealing with

264-405: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Methodius of Olympus Few reports have survived on the life of this first systematic opponent of Origen ; even these short accounts present many difficulties. Eusebius does not mention him in his Church History , probably because he opposed various theories of Origen, thus Jerome provides

297-517: Is more than doubtful - since only Jerome mentions it, the list of bishops of Tyre does not leave room for Methodius and switching sees was unusual at that time, - Olympus is widely acknowledged as historically correct, e.g. by Theodor Zahn. Franz Diekamp rejects this verdict and argues, that Methodius was bishop of Philippi in Macedonia , because several manuscript mention him as bishop of that city, John of Antioch in 435 numbered Methodius among

330-662: Is part of the Olympos Beydaglari National Park . The perpetual gas fires at Yanartaş are found a few kilometers to the northwest of the site. The exact date of the city's foundation is unknown. A wall and an inscription on a sarcophagus have been dated to the end of the 4th century BC, so Olympus must have been founded at the latest in the Hellenistic period . The city presumably taking its name from nearby Mount Olympus ( Turkish : Tahtalı Dağı , Timber Mountain), one of over twenty mountains with

363-764: The Father, the Light which is in the Spirit, and in which is the Father; the Light which illumines the ages; the Light which gives light to mundane and supramundane things, Christ our very God. Hail, city sacred and elect of the Lord. Joyfully keep your festal days, for they will not multiply so as to wax old and pass away. Hail, you city most happy, for glorious things are spoken of you; your priest shall be clothed with righteousness, and your saints shall shout for joy, and your poor shall be satisfied with bread. Hail! rejoice, O Jerusalem, for

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396-639: The Gioumeios and Epiphaneios Schools in Ioannina Metodyj Trochanovskij (1885–1947), Polish activist Metropolitan Methodios (Tournas) of Boston (born 1946), the spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston Methodius Buslaev , fictional character from Dmitri Yemets's book series St. Methodios Faith and Heritage Center , a camp run by the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston located in

429-635: The League. At this point Cilician pirates under Zekenites had taken control of Olympus's Mediterranean possessions, which included Corycus , Phaselis and many other places in Pamphylia . His rule ended in 78 BC, when the Roman commander Publius Servilius Isauricus , accompanied by the young Julius Caesar , captured Olympus and its other territories after a victory at sea. At his defeat, Zekenites set fire to his own house in Olympus and perished. At

462-483: The Lord reigns in the midst of you. Olympos (Lycia) Olympus or Olympos ( Ancient Greek : Ὄλυμπος , Ólympos ; Latin : Olympus ) was a city in ancient Lycia . It was situated in a river valley near the coast. Its ruins are located south of the modern town Çıralı in the Kumluca district of Antalya Province , southwestern Turkey. Together with the sites of the ancient cities Phaselis and Idyros it

495-444: The Lord, so shall your seed and your name be; " [ Isaiah 66:22 ] and again, " Thus says the Lord that created the heaven, it is He who prepared the earth and created it, He determined it; He created it not in vain, but formed it to be inhabited. " [ Isaiah 45:18 ] For in reality God did not establish the universe in vain, or to no purpose but destruction, as those weak-minded men say, but to exist, and be inhabited, and continue. Wherefore

528-600: The Lord, the Truth and the Light, accomplish on coming down to the world? He preserved His flesh incorrupt in virginity with which he had adorned it. And so let us too, if we are to come to the likeness of God, endeavor to aspire to the virginity of Christ." ( Symposium 1.5) Methodius taught in On the Resurrection that it was to prevent sin from remaining forever that God caused man to become mortal: "In order, then, that man might not be an undying or ever-living evil, as would have been

561-692: The Neoplatonic philosopher Porphyry (234–305). The location of Methodius's episcopal see is a matter of controversy. His writings repeatedly betray a Lycian background and hence his see has also been located in that province. Methodius has been called bishop of the Lycian capital Patara , but this tradition first appeared in the late 6th century. Jerome spoke of Methodius as "bishop of Olympus in Lycia and afterwards Bishop of Tyre “. While episcopacy in Tyre

594-476: The Resurrection that while the universe was to be subject to a universal conflagration this was for the renewal and not destruction of the universe: "But it is not satisfactory to say that the universe will be utterly destroyed, and sea and air and sky will be no longer. For the whole world will be deluged with fire from heaven, and burnt for the purpose of purification and renewal; it will not, however, come to complete ruin and corruption. For if it were better for

627-541: The Son’s love for man. . . . Wherefore, we pray you, the most excellent among women, who boast in the confidence of your maternal honors, that you would unceasingly keep us in remembrance. O holy Mother of God, remember us, I say, who make our boast in you, and who in august hymns celebrate your memory, which will ever live, and never fade away. But some of this claims about marian veneration are not entirely accurate. In that same work, Methodius uses similar words referring to Sion,

660-479: The already mentioned Corycus, which is described in ancient sources as a port of some significance. There is no evidence that Olympus was a maritime city prior to the 2nd century AD. On this basis Mustafa Adak has argued that Olympus was initially founded on Mount Olympus, which he identifies as Musa Dağı instead of Tahtalı Dağı. In his theory, the Romans destroyed Olympus, after which the population moved to Corycus, and

693-530: The bishops of Greece and Illyria and because it is dubious whether Olympus had a bishop in 311 at all. Furthermore, Jerome locating the martyrdom of Methodius in Chalkis in Greece would fit a bishop from Macedonia, but not from Lycia. Methodius had a comprehensive philosophical education, and was an important theologian as well as a prolific and polished author. Chronologically, his works can only be assigned in

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726-419: The body, that, when we have risen and shaken off the mortality of the flesh, according to that which is written, " Shake off the dust, and arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem, " [ Isaiah 52:2 ] and have been set free from sin, it also shall be freed from corruption and be subject no longer to vanity, but to righteousness. Isaiah says, too, " For as the new heaven and the new earth which I make, remains before me, says

759-519: The case if sin were dominant within him, as it had sprung up in an immortal body, and was provided with immortal sustenance, God for this cause pronounced him mortal, and clothed him with mortality. For this is what was meant by the coats of skins, in order that, by the dissolution of the body, sin might be altogether destroyed from the very roots, that there might not be left even the smallest particle of root from which new shoots of sin might again burst forth." (chapter 1 paragraph 4) Methodius taught in On

792-666: The city where the ministry of Christ was Consummated: Hail, you city of the Great King, in which the mysteries of our salvation are consummated. Hail, you heaven upon earth, Sion, the city that is for ever faithful unto the Lord. Hail, and shine Jerusalem, for your light has come, the Light Eternal, the Light for ever enduring, the Light Supreme, the Light Immaterial, the Light of one substance with God and

825-415: The earliest accounts of him. According to him, Methodius suffered martyrdom at Chalcis at the end of the newest persecution, i.e., under Diocletian , Galerius or Maximinus Daia . Although he then adds, "that some assert", that this may have happened under Decius and Valerian a, this statement ( ut alii affirmant ), adduced even by him as uncertain, is unlikely, given that Methodius also wrote against

858-583: The earth and the heaven must exist again after the conflagration and shaking of all things." (chapter 1 paragraph 8 excerpt) Methodius's "Oration on Simeon and Anna" is sometimes quoted as an example of early Christian veneration of Mary as the ever-virgin Mother of God . Unfortunately the work is not genuine, but belongs to the 5-6th century AD. Hail to you forever, virgin Mother of God, our unceasing joy, for unto you do I again return. . . . Hail, you fount of

891-537: The name Olympus in the Classical world. The city was a member of the Lycian League , but it is uncertain when it joined the League. It started minting Lycian League coins from the end of the second century BC, possibly the 130s. At this time Olympus was one of the six largest cities of the League, which possessed three votes each. Around 100 BC, Olympus started issuing its own coins, separate from

924-558: The name of Corycus was changed to Olympus when Hadrian visited the city in 131 AD. In the Middle Ages , Venetians , Genoese and Rhodians built two fortresses along the coast, but by the 15th century Olympus had been abandoned. Today the site attracts tourists, not only for the artifacts that can still be found (though fragmentary and widely scattered), but also for its scenic landscapes supporting wild grapevines, flowering oleander, bay trees, figs and pines. Olympus became

957-476: The patriarchs. The 7th-century Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius is falsely attributed to him, as is the "Oration on Simeon and Anna". Among the editions of his works are: P.G., XVIII; Jahn , S. Methodii opera et S. Methodius platonizans (Halle, 1865); Bonwetsch , Methodius von Olympus: I, Schriften (Leipzig, 1891). The Byzantine encyclopedia Suda write about his work: He assembled volumes of splendid and well-composed discourse against Porphyry; also

990-608: The time of the Roman conquest, Olympus was described by Cicero as a rich and highly decorated city. Olympus then became part of the Roman Republic . The emperor Hadrian visited the city, after which it took the name of Hadrianopolis (Ἁδριανούπολις) for a period, in his honour. Olympus is missing from the Stadiasmus Patarensis and the Stadiasmus Maris Magni . However, both include

1023-646: The town of Hopkinton, New Hampshire, United States Methodius, Berat 's archbishop, who renovated the Ardenica Monastery in 1743 [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Methodius&oldid=1028676625 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

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1056-407: The world not to be than to be, why did God, in making the world, take the worse course? But God did not work in vain, or do that which was worst....The creation, then, after being restored to a better and more seemly state, remains, rejoicing and exulting over the children of God at the resurrection; for whose sake it now groans and travails, waiting itself also for our redemption from the corruption of

1089-535: Was a signatory of the joint letter that the bishops of Lycia sent in 458 to Byzantine Emperor Leo I the Thracian regarding the murder of Proterius of Alexandria . Ioannes took part in the synod convoked in 536 by Patriarch Menas of Constantinople . Pseudo-Epiphanius writes that the Metropolis of Myra had 36 cities and/or bishops under it, including Olympus. No longer a residential bishopric, Olympus

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