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 Saints Cyril & Methodius: 11th Century Of The Evangelization of Greater Moravia Scott 369-371 (1963) February 14 is the Feast of Saints Cyril and Methodius, the two Christian missionaries who were named Co-Patrons of Europe by Pope John Paul II in 1980. Saints Cyril and Methodius were two Greek monks sent by the Patriarch of Constantinople to Moravia (part of the modern-day Czech Republic) to serve as missionaries and are often called the Apostles to the Slavs. Cyril (Constantine, 826-869) and Methodius (Michael, 815-885) were brothers. They created the Glagolithic and Slavonic alphabets to translate the Bible into Slavic languages, a language also used in traditional Slavic religious services. One of the reasons for their success was the use of the native language in liturgy, rather than Greek. In 855 the brothers journeyed to Rome to discuss conflicts with Latin missionaries operating in the same territory. The brothers brought with them the relics of Pope St. Clement I (ca. 88-99) who died in the Crimea as a Roman prisoner. At that time, Rome had a significant Greek community. While in Rome, St. Cyril died and he was buried at the Basilica of St. Clement. St. Methodius continued his missionary work until his death in 885. The monks are revered for their work by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Churches and, in 1980, Pope John Paul II named them co-patrons of Europe, along with St. Benedict. 
 Saints Methodius: 11th Centenary Of Death Scott 752-754 (1985)  1150th Anniversary: Mission of St Cyril & St Methodius to Slavic Lands Joint issue with the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Slovakia Scott 1536 (2013) REFERNCES: |
