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Cyril and Methodius

9th century · 9th century · Also known as Saints Cyril and Methodius

Cyril and Methodius were Byzantine Greek brothers and missionaries of the ninth century who worked among the Slavs of central Europe. They created the Glagolitic alphabet and translated liturgical texts into Old Church Slavonic. Their work laid the foundation for Slavic Christian literature and spread the Byzantine Empire's cultural influence.

Cyril and Methodius
Image: painted by Zahari Zograf (Захарий Христович Димитров) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Byzantine EmpireGovernanceFirst Bulgarian EmpireImpact, SummaryMargraviate of MoraviaImpactChristianityTexts

Mentioned in 4 state histories

First Bulgarian EmpireGreat MoraviaBalaton PrincipalityDuchy of Bohemia

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Cyril and Methodius. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/cyril-and-methodius
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