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Great Moravia: the Cyril and Methodius mission (Mikulčice / Velehrad)
863–885
attested. The mission is attested (Lives of Constantine and Methodius; papal letters). The seat of Methodius's see is DISPUTED: Mikulčice, Staré Město near Velehrad, Nitra and Sirmium are all proposed.
At Prince Rastislav's request the Byzantine brothers Constantine (Cyril) and Methodius came to Moravia in 863, created the Glagolitic alphabet and trained Slavonic clergy; Methodius later became archbishop. Mikulčice, with remains of about a dozen churches, is a leading candidate for a Moravian centre; Velehrad carries the later cult tradition.
Place: Mikulčice · On the map
People
- Rastislav of Moravia (requested the mission, 862)
- Constantine-Cyril (d. 869)
- Methodius (archbishop, d. 885)
- Gorazd
Manuscripts made here
Glagolitic alphabet; Slavonic Gospels and liturgy
Kept now: no original survives
Kiev Missal (Glagolitic, 10th c., Moravian tradition)
Kept now: Kyiv, Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine
Sources
- Cyril and Methodius, SaintsConfessional source
- Great Moravia (Wikipedia)
- Kiev Missal (Wikipedia)