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! ==== Language and literature ==== In the Christianization process of Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia territories, the two Byzantine missionary brothers [[Saints Cyril and Methodius|Saints Constantine-Cyril and Methodius]] played the key roles beginning in 863.{{sfn|Ivanič|2016|pp=126, 129}} They spent approximately 40 months in Great Moravia continuously translating texts and teaching students.{{sfn|Ivanič|2016|p=127}} [[Saints Cyril and Methodius|Cyril]] developed the [[Glagolitic alphabet|first Slavic alphabet]] and translated the gospel into the [[Old Church Slavonic]] language.{{sfn|Schaff|n.d.|pp=161–162}} Old Church Slavonic became the first literary language of the Slavs and, eventually, the educational foundation for all Slavic nations.{{sfn|Ivanič|2016|p=127}} In 869 Methodius was consecrated as (arch)bishop of Pannonia and the Great Moravia regions.{{sfn|Ivanič|2016|p=127}} 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