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Our father among the [[saint]]s '''Methodius I of Constantinople''' was Patriarch of Constantinople during the middle of the ninth century. 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]].