![]() Methodius of Thessalonica were born brothers from Thessalonica, from a respectable Byzantine family, Father Leo and mother Mary. In 1980, John Paul II declared them Europe's co-defenders, along with Benedict of Nursia. In 1880, Pope Leo XIII introduced their glory in the calendar of the Roman Catholic Church. The two brothers Cyril and Methodius are respected in the Eastern Orthodox Church, as saints with the title Equal with the Apostles. After the death of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, their students continued their activity. They are credited with the invention of the glagolitic alphabet, the first alphabet used to prescribe the Old Slavonic language. Through their work they influenced the cultural development of all Slavs, and therefore they received the title Apostles of the Slavs. ![]() Saints Cyril and Methodius (in Old Slavic: Кѷриллъ and Меѳодїи) - brothers born in Thessaloniki in the IX century, who became missionaries of Christianity among the Slavs of Greater Moravia and Pannonia. National parks in the Republic of North Macedonia.Macedonia - Undiscovered tourism treasure.A guide to the Monasteries in Macedonia. ![]() Basic information about Republic of North Macedonia. ![]()
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