Even at a young age, St. Methodius was among the first to come to St. Sergius and spent several years under the guidance of this great mentor of monastic life. Nothing is known about his parents, time and place of birth. Jealous of living in silence, he received the blessing of St. Peter. Sergius went off to look for a deserted place. And in the wilderness of an oak forest across the Yakhroma River, 25 versts from Dmitrov, on a small hill in the middle of a swamp, he built himself a cell for the exploits of hermitage. The monk's life flowed in severe fasting and constant prayers, and his soul became more and more detached from the corruptible and earthly world, striving for higher, heavenly lands. 
But just as the flame of a bonfire shines through even the thicket of the forest, so the ascetic life of St. Methodius did not hide the swamps and forests from the zealots of piety, who did not hesitate to gather in order to become worthy of the future reward promised by the Lord to all His faithful followers under his leadership. At this time, St. Sergius, having visited his beloved disciple, advised him to build a monastery and a temple in another, drier and more extensive place and blessed the very place where the monastery was founded. The Monk Methodius, as an obedient son, fulfilled the mentor's will. He himself worked on the construction of the temple and the cells, carrying trees across the river, which was named Peshnoshey, and the monastery was forever known as Peshnoshskaya.
In 1391, St. Methodius became abbot of his monastery. The monks who settled here led a hardworking lifestyle, foraging for themselves and doing all the work necessary for the monastery, so this monastery was primarily a monastery of diligence. Only frequent fasts and prayers diversified the lives of the Peshnosh monks. The abbot himself set an example to the brethren in everything and was the first among them in feats of labor, prayer and fasting, and through this he educated many pious monks. But, being strict towards himself, St. John the Baptist Methodius was undemanding and merciful to the brethren, condescending to their infirmities and warning them against mistakes in the future.
From time to time, the monk, as a lover of silence, would move two versts away from the monastery and here he would asceticism in prayer in solitude. Reverend Sergius also came to him here for spiritual talks. That's why this area was named "Conversation". Saint Methodius was buried (+ 1392) in the monastery he founded. On the day of his repose, as can be seen from the service composed in honor of him, many people gathered – elders, orphans and widows – to mourn the death of their caregiver.
According to the handwritten saints, "St. Methodius, abbot of the monastery of Peshnosh, disciple of St. Sergius the Wonderworker, passed away in the summer of 6900 (1392), the month of June on the 14th day." St. Methodius was blessed at Peshnosh as a saint from the day of his death and his memory was celebrated in the monastery and in the surrounding villages on June 14th. According to other sources, St. Methodius reposed on the 4th day of June 1392, and his memory is celebrated on the same day as that of St. John the Baptist. St. Methodius, Patriarch of Constantinople, June 14/27. St. Methodius was canonized at the Moscow Cathedral in 1549.