Cel între [[sfinţi]] părintele nostru '''Metodie I''' a fost [[Patriarh]] de [[Constantinopol]] la mijlocul secolului al IX-lea. Chosen as Patriarch of Constantinople by Empress Theodora after the [[deposition]] of the iconoclast Patriarch John VII Gramatikos, he followed a policy of moderation toward iconoclasts as [[veneration]] of the [[icon]]s returned to the Church. His [[feast day]] is celebrated on [[June 14]].