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4 days ago · Old Church Slavonic or Old Slavonic (/ s l ə ˈ v ɒ n ɪ k, s l æ ˈ v ɒ n-/ slə-VON-ik, slav-ON-) is the first Slavic literary language. Historians credit the 9th-century Byzantine missionaries Saints Cyril and Methodius with standardizing the language and undertaking the task of translating the Gospels and necessary liturgical books into ...
4 days ago · It is used to write the Church Slavonic language, and was historically used for its ancestor, Old Church Slavonic. It was also used for other languages, but between the 18th and 20th centuries was mostly replaced by the modern Cyrillic script , which is used for some Slavic languages (such as Russian ), and for East European and Asian languages ...
1 day ago · A page from the Zograf Codex with text of the Gospel of Luke. The Glagolitic script ( / ˌɡlæɡəˈlɪtɪk /, [2] ⰃⰎⰀⰃⰑⰎⰉⰜⰀ, glagolitsa) is the oldest known Slavic alphabet. It is generally agreed that it was created in the 9th century for the purpose of translating liturgical texts into Old Church Slavonic by Saint Cyril, a ...
2 days ago · The term Old Russian is generally applied to the common East Slavic language in use before that time. Russian has been strongly influenced by Old Church Slavonic and—since the 18th-century westernizing policies of Tsar Peter I the Great—by the languages of western Europe
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May 3, 2024 · There is also Old Church Slavonic or Old Church Slavic, a language used by the Eastern Orthodox Church during church services. But how do you learn the languages above? Outside of classes, there are many ways to develop your language skills, such as listening, reading, writing, and speaking.
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May 17, 2024 · Old Church Slavonic was the first Slavic language to be put down in written form. That was accomplished by Saints Cyril (Constantine) and Methodius , who translated the Bible into what later became known as Old Church Slavonic and who invented a Slavic alphabet ( Glagolitic ).
Translations get updated, too. While the Church language might be very refined and well crafted, it's not unchangeable. Translations need to be modified as languages evolve so that churchgoers can understand the services any pray with understanding.
