
Sts. Cyril and Methodius
d. 885
Patron of Europe, Slavic peoples, ecumenism
Saints Cyril (about 827–869) and Methodius (about 815–885) were brothers from Thessalonica, in Greece, who became known as the Apostles to the Slavs. Cyril, whose name before he became a monk was Constantine, was a brilliant scholar and teacher; Methodius had been a government official before becoming a monk.
