Cyril and Methodius

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was Cyril and Methodius born?Cyril: 826 or 827. Methodius: Around 815
2. Where was Cyril and Methodius born?Thessaloniki, Byzantine Empire (modern-day Greece)
3. When did Cyril and Methodius die?Cyril: February 14, 869 (age 42-43). Methodius: April 6, 885 (age 70-71)

Glagolitic Alphabet: An original script created by Saint Cyril for the Old Church Slavonic language, characterized by its unique and complex letterforms.
Old Church Slavonic: The first codified literary language of the Slavic peoples, developed by Cyril and Methodius for religious and scholarly purposes.
Byzantine Empire: The continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, with its capital at Constantinople.
Cyrillic Alphabet: A script derived from Greek uncials and Glagolitic, developed by disciples of Cyril and Methodius, now used by over 250 million people.