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Byzantine Missions Among the Slavs: SS. Constantine-Cyril and Methodius (Rutgers Byzantine)
Byzantine Missions Among the Slavs SS ConstantineCyril and Methodius - Rutgers Byzantine Author:Francis Dvornik "Byzantium," Francis Dvornik writes, "molded the undisciplined tribes of Serbs, Bulgars, Russians, and Croats, and made nations out of them; it gave to them its religion and institutions, taught their princes how to govern, transmitted to them the very principles of civilization -- writing and literature." Dr. Dvornik r... more »e-examines Byzantium's missionary role in Christianizing the Slavic nations, especially in the light of archaeological discoveries made in Moravia, Croatia, and Montenegro in the last two decades. He concludes that Christianization of the Croats began in the seventh century and was achieved, not by the Franks, as is generally believed, but by the priests living in the Latin cities on the Adriatic, part of Byzantine Dalmatia. The major portion of Dr. Dvornik's study is devoted to the Byzantine mission to Moravia of SS. Constantine-Cyril and Methodius eleven hundred years ago. The cultural impact of the religious and literary activities of Constantine-Cyril and Methodius and its survival in various nations are clearly demonstrated.« less