43 Sts. Cyril and Methodius

Sts. Cyril and Methodius

Saints Cyril and Methodius were brothers by blood and in the faith, the so-called Apostles to the Slavs. Cyril was born in Thessalonica to Leo, an imperial magistrate, in 826 or 827. He was the youngest of seven. As a child, he learned the Slavonic language. When he was fourteen years old, he was sent to Constantinople to be educated and was companion to the young emperor, Michael III. In those years, Cyril was introduced to the various university disciplines, including dialectics, and his teacher was Photius…

Taken from Great Christian Thinkers by Pope Benedict XVI