Christianization of the Slavs

Pan-Slavic postcard depicting Saints Cyril and Methodius, the "Apostles to the Slavs".

The Slavs were Christianized in waves from the 7th to 12th century. Though the process of replacing old Slavic religious practices began as early as the 6th century.[1] Generally speaking, the monarchs of the South Slavs adopted Christianity in the 9th century, the East Slavs in the 10th, and the West Slavs between the 9th and 12th century. Saints Cyril and Methodius (fl. 860–885) are attributed as "Apostles to the Slavs", having introduced the Byzantine-Slavic rite (Old Slavonic liturgy) and Glagolitic alphabet, the oldest known Slavic alphabet and basis for the Early Cyrillic alphabet.

See also

Seal of prince Strojimir of Serbia, from the late 9th century - one of the oldest artifacts on the Christianization of the Slavs

References

  1. ↑ Białous, Mirosław (2016-12-01). "Religion of the Proto-Slavs". Elpis. 0 (18). ISSN 1508-7719.

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