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'''Cyril''' and '''Methodius''' were two brothers who lived in the [[9th century]] and became the [[missionaries]] of [[Christianity]] among the [[Slavic peoples]]. They are believed to have devised and spread the [[Glagolitic alphabet|Glagolitic]] [[alphabet]] used for Slavonic manuscripts before the development of the [[Cyrillic alphabet|Cyrillic]], an alphabet derived from Glagolitic, that with small modifications is still used in a number of [[Slavic languages]]. They also translated the Christian texts for Slavs into the language that is now called [[Old Church Slavonic]]. The language derived from it, [[Church Slavonic]], is still used in [[liturgy]] by several [[Eastern Orthodox]] churches. Both brothers are [[canonization|canonized]] in Eastern Orthodoxy as "[[equal-to-apostles]]" and were celebrated by the [[Roman Catholic Church]] in [[1880]]. |
'''Cyril''' and '''Methodius''' were two brothers who lived in the [[9th century]] and became the [[missionaries]] of [[Christianity]] among the [[Slavic peoples]]. They are believed to have devised and spread the [[Glagolitic alphabet|Glagolitic]] [[alphabet]] used for Slavonic manuscripts before the development of the [[Cyrillic alphabet|Cyrillic]], an alphabet derived from Glagolitic, that with small modifications is still used in a number of [[Slavic languages]]. They also translated the Christian texts for Slavs into the language that is now called [[Old Church Slavonic]]. The language derived from it, [[Church Slavonic]], is still used in [[liturgy]] by several [[Eastern Orthodox]] churches. Both brothers are [[canonization|canonized]] in Eastern Orthodoxy as "[[equal-to-apostles]]" and were celebrated by the [[Roman Catholic Church]] in [[1880]]. |
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'''SS. Cyril and Methodius Day''' on [[May 24]], also known as 'Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture and the Slavic Alphabet' (local name: Ден на българската култура и просвета и славянската писменост, "Den na bulgarskata kultura i prosveta i slavyanskata pismenost"), is a [[Public holidays in |
'''SS. Cyril and Methodius Day''' on [[May 24]], also known as 'Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture and the Slavic Alphabet' (local name: Ден на българската култура и просвета и славянската писменост, "Den na bulgarskata kultura i prosveta i slavyanskata pismenost"), is a [[Public holidays in Macedonia|national holiday in Macedonia]] celebrating [[Culture of Macedonia|Macedonian culture]] and the invention of the [[Glagolitic|Slavic]] alphabet by the brothers Saints Cyril and Methodius. |
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For the separate articles on the two brothers, see: |
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Revision as of 16:29, 24 May 2005
Cyril and Methodius were two brothers who lived in the 9th century and became the missionaries of Christianity among the Slavic peoples. They are believed to have devised and spread the Glagolitic alphabet used for Slavonic manuscripts before the development of the Cyrillic, an alphabet derived from Glagolitic, that with small modifications is still used in a number of Slavic languages. They also translated the Christian texts for Slavs into the language that is now called Old Church Slavonic. The language derived from it, Church Slavonic, is still used in liturgy by several Eastern Orthodox churches. Both brothers are canonized in Eastern Orthodoxy as "equal-to-apostles" and were celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church in 1880.
SS. Cyril and Methodius Day on May 24, also known as 'Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture and the Slavic Alphabet' (local name: Ден на българската култура и просвета и славянската писменост, "Den na bulgarskata kultura i prosveta i slavyanskata pismenost"), is a national holiday in Macedonia celebrating Macedonian culture and the invention of the Slavic alphabet by the brothers Saints Cyril and Methodius.
For the separate articles on the two brothers, see:
See also
External references
- "Cyril and Methodius, Saints" article in Encyclopædia Britannica.
- "Equal to Apostles SS. Cyril and Methodius Teachers of Slavs", by Prof. Nicolai D. Talberg
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