Saints Cyril and Methodius

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Saints Cyril and Methodius were 9th-century Byzantine brothers and missionaries who evangelized the Slavs and created the Glagolitic alphabet, laying the foundations for Slavic Christian culture and liturgy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine missionaries
Christian saints
brothers
co-patrons of Europe
activeInCentury 9th century
associatedWith Christianization of the Slavs
Glagolitic alphabet
linked to: Glagolitic script

Old Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire
ethnicGroup Greeks
feastDay 11 May (Eastern Orthodox Church, Julian calendar)
14 February (Roman Catholic Church, pre-1969 and some calendars)
24 May (some Slavic countries)
5 July (Roman Catholic Church, current general calendar)
fieldOfWork Christian mission
Slavic studies
linguistics
hasPart Saint Cyril
Saint Methodius
influenced Slavic Christian culture
Slavic liturgical tradition
development of the Cyrillic script
knownFor development of Slavic liturgy
evangelization of the Slavs
mission to Great Moravia
language Greek
Old Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
missionRegion Balkans
Great Moravia
Pannonia
notableWork creation of Old Church Slavonic liturgy
creation of the Glagolitic alphabet
translation of the Bible into Old Church Slavonic
patronage Europe
Slavic peoples
linked to: Slavs

ecumenism
recognizedBy Pope John Paul II as co-patrons of Europe
religion Christianity
Eastern Christianity
title Apostles to the Slavs
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Catholic Churches
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Churches
linked to: Lutheranism

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Slavic Orthodox Churches historicalMissionaryFigures Saints Cyril and Methodius
Pope John VIII supported Saints Cyril and Methodius
Nitra hasPatronSaint Saints Cyril and Methodius
Saint Naum of Ohrid associatedWith Saints Cyril and Methodius
Cyril notableNameBearer Saint Cyril and Methodius
linked to: Saints Cyril and Methodius
Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral namedAfter Cyril and Methodius
linked to: Saints Cyril and Methodius
Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Prague namedAfter Saints Cyril and Methodius
Archbishop of Moravia and Pannonia associatedWith Saints Cyril and Methodius
Roman Catholic Diocese of Nitra hasPatronSaint Saints Cyril and Methodius
Six Patron Saints of Europe hasMember Saints Cyril and Methodius