Christian mission to Great Moravia

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The Christian mission to Great Moravia was a 9th-century evangelizing and cultural endeavor led by Saints Cyril and Methodius that introduced Slavic liturgy and helped shape the Christianization and literary development of the Slavic peoples.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian mission ⓘ
evangelization campaign ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
aim conversion of Slavic elites ⓘ
establishment of independent Slavic church hierarchy ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Great Moravia ⓘ
authorizedBy Byzantine Emperor Michael III ⓘ
Patriarch Photius I of Constantinople ⓘ
country Great Moravia ⓘ
culturalSignificance affirmation of Slavic as a liturgical language ⓘ
foundation of Slavic literary tradition ⓘ
denomination Eastern Christianity ⓘ
hasEffect Christianization of the Slavs ⓘ
development of Slavic literary culture ⓘ
introduction of written Slavic language in liturgy ⓘ
spread of Slavic liturgy ⓘ
strengthening of Byzantine cultural influence in Central Europe ⓘ
hasPart establishment of Slavic-language schools ⓘ
training of Slavic clergy ⓘ
translation of the Bible into Old Church Slavonic ⓘ
heritageDesignation key event in Slavic Christian heritage ⓘ
influenced Christianization of the Czechs ⓘ
Christianization of the Slovaks ⓘ
Christianization of the South Slavs ⓘ
Slavic liturgical tradition ⓘ
development of Cyrillic script ⓘ
introducedLiturgy Slavic liturgy ⓘ
introducedWritingSystem Glagolitic script ⓘ
languageUsed Old Church Slavonic ⓘ
linked to: Church Slavonic
leader Saint Cyril ⓘ
Saint Methodius ⓘ
location Central Europe ⓘ
territory of modern Czech Republic ⓘ
territory of modern Hungary ⓘ
territory of modern Slovakia ⓘ
movement Byzantine mission to the Slavs ⓘ
opposedBy East Frankish Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: East Francia

Frankish clergy ⓘ
linked to: Merovingian church
pointInTime 9th century ⓘ
recognizedBy Papacy ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
significantPerson Pope Hadrian II ⓘ
Rastislav of Great Moravia ⓘ
linked to: Rastislav

Svatopluk I of Great Moravia ⓘ
linked to: Svatopluk I
sponsor Byzantine Empire ⓘ
startTime 863 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saint Methodius → notableWork → Christian mission to Great Moravia ⓘ
Christianization of Bulgaria → associatedWith → mission of Saints Cyril and Methodius ⓘ
linked to: Christian mission to Great Moravia
Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia → influencedBy → Great Moravian Christian mission ⓘ
linked to: Christian mission to Great Moravia
Christianization of the Slavs → resultedIn → Christianization of Great Moravia ⓘ
linked to: Christian mission to Great Moravia
Mojmir I → associatedWith → Christianization of Great Moravia ⓘ
linked to: Christian mission to Great Moravia