Biography
Athanasius of Methone
About Athanasius of Methone
Athanasius is remembered as a monk who became bishop of Methone in the Peloponnese. Nominis relates that he was born at Catania in Sicily and that his family took refuge at Patras under threat of attack. The notice describes his attention to both the material and spiritual needs of his community.
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