Methodios the New

Holy Hieromartyr Methodios the New was bishop of Lampi in Crete and received the crown of martyrdom on 9 July 1793. He was born in the village of Vyzari, in the Amari district, and his family name was Siligardos. He was abbot of the Monastery of the Asomatoi and then bishop of Lampi.

As a hierarch he opposed the acts of violence of the Turks and for this reason was arrested. After many tortures he was put to death. His relics were buried near the place of his martyrdom, at the small monastery of the Archangels.

Saint.gr notes that the saint's existence, biographical data and feast day are not cross-⁠checked by other sources. He is commemorated on 9 July, according to the calendar of the Church of Greece (new style).