Christianization Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Romania === In the last two decades of the 9th century, missionaries [[Clement of Ohrid|Clement and Naum]], (who were disciples of the brothers Cyril and Methodius), had arrived in the region spreading the Cyrillic alphabet.{{sfn|Pop|2009|p=252}} By the 10th century when the Bulgarian Tsars extended their territory to include [[Transylvania]], they were able to impose the Bulgarian church model and its Slavic language without opposition.{{sfn|Pop|2009|p=251}} Nearly all Romanian words concerning Christian faith have Latin roots (from the early centuries of Roman occupation), while words regarding the organization of the church are Slavonic.{{sfn|Pop|2009|p=249}} Romanian historian [[Ioan-Aurel Pop]] writes "Christian fervor and the massive conversion to Christianity among the Slavs may have led to the canonic conversion of the last heathen, or ecclesiastically unorganized, Romanian islands".{{sfn|Pop|2009|p=252}} For Romanians, the church model was "overwhelming, omnipresent, putting pressure on the Romanians and often accompanied by a political element".{{sfn|Pop|2009|p=252}} This ecclesiastical and political tradition continued until the 19th century.{{sfn|Pop|2009|p=253}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page