The Daily Question
After Pope St Clement I was exiled from Rome and martyred,
who found his body and helped bring it back to Rome?
who found his body and helped bring it back to Rome?
1. St Paul
2. St Irenaeus
3. St Methodius
4. Saint Jerome
2. St Irenaeus
3. St Methodius
4. Saint Jerome
Your answer was: St Methodius
You are correct!!
Answer: Pope Clement I was imprisoned by Emperor Trajan, who did not approve of Clements' religious activities. The emperor had him exiled from Rome then executed by drowning. St Methodius found the Pope's body in a tomb submerged in water. Along with his brother, St Cyril, they brought the Pope's body back to Rome.
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St Methodius 11th Century of Death
St Methodius
St Cyril, St Methodius, Pope Clement I Body
Patron of Europe
752-754 (1985)
'St Methodius'
on Catholic.org
St Methodius 11th Century of Death
St Methodius
St Cyril, St Methodius, Pope Clement I Body
Patron of Europe
752-754 (1985)