Constantine the Philosopher, who took the name of Cyril in monkhood, came from noble parents in Thessaloniki. The talented child was sent to the renowned Magnaura School in Constantinople. Because of his accomplishments he came to be known as Philosopher and was appointed tutor at the School and librarian, and undertook many diplomatic missions for the Byzantine Empore.
Together with his brother Methodius, he created the Glagolitic alphabet, translated the Gospel and a number of religious books into Old Slavonic. He was sent on a mission of enlightenment to Moravia, and then to Rome where Pope Adrian II sanctified the translations.
Saint Cyril died in Rome on 14 February, 869 and was buried in the St. Clement basilica.
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In Northeastern Bulgaria the river Rusenski Lom and its tributaries – Cherni, Beli and Malki Lom – have carved out a rugged rocky landscape with hidden..
His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph, head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in the USA, Canada, and Australia, has blessed the newly elected Parish Council of..
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