Byzantine Missions to the Slavs: Cyril, Methodius, and the Christianization of Eastern Europe (c.862–1100)

1. Rastislav requests Slavic-language missionaries

   Jan 1, 862Labels: Rastislav

   • Britannica
   • Rastislav

2. Cyril and Methodius arrive in Great Moravia

   Jan 1, 863Labels: Cyril, Methodius

   • CyrilMethodius
   • Rastislav

3. Glagolitic alphabet devised for Slavic liturgy

   Jan 1, 863Labels: Glagolitic script

   • Britannica
   • NLR Exhibit
   • Glagolitic

4. Boris I accepts baptism, launching Bulgaria’s conversion

   Jan 1, 864Labels: Boris I

   • Britannica
   • BorisI

5. Cyril and Methodius go to Rome for papal support

   Jan 1, 867Labels: Cyril, Methodius

   • CyrilMethodius

6. Pope Adrian II blesses Slavonic books in Rome

   Dec 1, 868Labels: Pope Adrian

   • BTA
   • CyrilMethodius

7. Cyril dies in Rome after taking monastic vows

   Feb 14, 869Labels: Cyril

   • CyrilMethodius

8. Methodius consecrated archbishop for Slavic mission

   Jan 1, 870Labels: Methodius

   • Archbishopric
   • CyrilMethodius

9. Methodius imprisoned amid Bavarian clerical opposition

   Jan 1, 870Labels: Methodius

   • CyrilMethodius
   • Archbishopric

10. Pope John VIII secures Methodius’s release

    Jan 1, 873Labels: Pope John, Methodius

    • Britannica
    • CyrilMethodius

11. Industriae tuae confirms limited Slavonic liturgical use

    Jun 1, 880Labels: Industriae tuae, Pope John

    • Archbishopric
    • Britannica

12. Methodius dies; Moravian backlash intensifies

    Apr 6, 885Labels: Methodius

    • OCA
    • CyrilMethodius

13. Disciples find refuge in Bulgaria under Boris I

    Jan 1, 886Labels: Clement of, Boris I

    • BorisI
    • FirstBulgaria
    • Clement

14. Ohrid Literary School founded to train Slavic clergy

    Jan 1, 886Labels: Ohrid Literary, Clement of

    • OhridSchool
    • Clement

15. Council of Preslav elevates Slavic language in Bulgaria

    Jan 1, 893Labels: Council of, Bulgaria

    • Preslav
    • OldChurchSlav

16. Vladimir of Kiev adopts Christianity for Kievan Rus’

    Jan 1, 988Labels: Vladimir of

    • UNESCO
    • Vladimir
    • EBSCO