![]() ![]() The Glagolitic and Cyrillic alphabets are the oldest known Slavic alphabets, and were created by the two brothers and their students, to translate the Gospels and liturgical books into the Slavic languages. In 1980, Pope John Paul II declared them co- patron saints of Europe, together with Benedict of Nursia. In 1880, Pope Leo XIII introduced their feast into the calendar of the Roman Catholic Church. Both brothers are venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church as saints with the title of " equal-to-apostles". ![]() They are credited with devising the Glagolitic alphabet, the first alphabet used to transcribe Old Church Slavonic. After their deaths, their pupils continued their missionary work among other Slavs. For their work evangelizing the Slavs, they are known as the "Apostles to the Slavs". Word of the Day: Saint CYRIL ( 20A: Saint associated with the Russian alphabet) -Ĭyril (born Constantine, 826–869) and Methodius (815–885) were two brothers and Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |