June 20th

Saint Methodius of Olympus

Saint · Common of Martyrs · Olympus, Lycia, Turkey · d. c. 311

The commemoration of Saint Methodius, bishop of Olympus and martyr, who composed books of clear and well-ordered discourse and, at the close of the persecution of the emperor Diocletian, was crowned with martyrdom.

Latin Original

Commemorátio sancti Methódii, epíscopi Olympénsis et mártyris, qui nítidi et compósiti sermónis libros confécit et ad extrémum persecutiónis Diocletiáni imperatóris martyrio coronátus est.