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Cyril (Greek: Κύριλλος; born Constantine, 826–869) and Methodius (Greek: Μεθόδιος; born Michael, 815–885) were brothers, Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries. For their work evangelizing the Slavs , they are known as the "Apostles to the Slavs".
Saints Cyril and Methodius, brothers who, for Christianizing the Danubian Slavs and for influencing the religious and cultural development of all Slavic peoples, received the title ‘the Apostles of the Slavs.’ Learn about their lives and missionary work.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nov 23, 2017 · Saint Cyril (aka Kyrillos and Constantine the Philosopher, d. 867 CE) was a Byzantine linguist, teacher, scholar and missionary who famously preached Christianity to the Slavs in Moravia with his brother Methodius during the 9th century CE.
- Mark Cartwright
Feb 14, 2024 · Learn about the lives and achievements of the brothers who brought Christianity and the Slavic language to the Slavic peoples. Find out how they invented the Cyrillic alphabet, translated the Bible and the liturgy, and faced persecution and vindication.
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The German archbishop of Salzburg claimed that Cyril and Methodius had invaded his ecclesiastical territory. Jealous for the church in Rome, the archbishop insisted that Latin, not Slavonic,...
Saints Cyril and Methodius Day is a holiday, usually celebrated on May 24 in countries which observe Eastern Orthodox tradition, and on July 5 in countries that observe Roman Catholic tradition. It commemorates the creation of the Slavic Glagolitic and Cyrillic alphabets by the brothers Saints Cyril and Methodius .
May 21, 2018 · The Greek missionaries Saints Cyril (827-869) and Methodius (825-885) were the apostles of the Slavic peoples. Preaching Christianity in the native language, they brought the Slavic countries firmly into the sphere of the Christian Church.
