Cyril and Methodius of Thessalonica

At the height of the 9th century, two Greek missionary brothers wrought far-reaching chnges upon European life through their work among the slavs. Embarking upon a career in the service in the church and state, they undertook a program of acculturation in the Crimea and in the process, created an alphabet for the slavs. In presenting the written word to the Slavic people, they laid the foundation for the ecclesiastical and spiritual traditions of the Orthodox Chirch to travel north. Includes maps and over fifty black and white illustrations.Read less