Methodia

Venerable Methodia is a nun venerated as a saint in the Church of Greece and, by local tradition, the patron of the island of Kimolos. She was born on 10 November 1865 on Kimolos to devout parents, with the name Irene, and was tonsured at the church of the Mother of God Hodegetria on the island by Archbishop Methodius of Syros, who gave her the name Methodia.

She reposed in peace on 5 October 1908, at the age of forty-⁠three. The faithful say that, besides other gifts, God granted her the gift of working wonders. Most of her holy relics are kept in the church of the Hodegetria on Kimolos.

She is commemorated on 5 October, with a festal service held each year on Kimolos.