Which two Greek brothers were missionaries to the Slavic peoples?

Which two Greek brothers were missionaries to the Slavic peoples?

• A. St. Cyril and St. Methodius
• B. St. Patrick
• C. Clovis I
• D. Charlemagne

Answer: (A)

The two Greek brothers were Byzantine missionaries who brought Christianity to the Slavic peoples in the 9th century and opened their world to written language. They worked among the Slavic tribes in Great Moravia, teaching them to read and pray in their own tongue by inventing a system of writing—the Glagolitic alphabet—which made it possible to translate the Bible and liturgical texts into Old Church Slavonic. This gift of a Slavic liturgy and literacy helped establish a lasting Christian and cultural tradition among the Slavic peoples, and their names became legendary: one brother is remembered for giving rise to the Slavic script later associated with Cyrillic, and both are honored as saints for their missionary work. The other options don’t fit because they refer to figures tied to different places or roles: a patron saint of Ireland, a Frankish king, and a Holy Roman Emperor—none were Greek brothers who conducted missions among the Slavic peoples.

The two Greek brothers were Byzantine missionaries who brought Christianity to the Slavic peoples in the 9th century and opened their world to written language. They worked among the Slavic tribes in Great Moravia, teaching them to read and pray in their own tongue by inventing a system of writing—the Glagolitic alphabet—which made it possible to translate the Bible and liturgical texts into Old Church Slavonic. This gift of a Slavic liturgy and literacy helped establish a lasting Christian and cultural tradition among the Slavic peoples, and their names became legendary: one brother is remembered for giving rise to the Slavic script later associated with Cyrillic, and both are honored as saints for their missionary work.

The other options don’t fit because they refer to figures tied to different places or roles: a patron saint of Ireland, a Frankish king, and a Holy Roman Emperor—none were Greek brothers who conducted missions among the Slavic peoples.