Christianization of the Slavs

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The Christianization of the Slavs was the historical process, led notably by Byzantine missionaries Cyril and Methodius in the 9th century, through which Slavic peoples adopted Christianity and developed their own liturgical language and script.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christianization ⓘ
historical process ⓘ
associatedWith Baptism of Bohemia ⓘ
Baptism of Bulgaria ⓘ
Baptism of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
Baptism of Poland ⓘ
linked to: baptism of Poland

Baptism of the Croats ⓘ
Baptism of the Serbs ⓘ
Bohemia under Duke Bořivoj I ⓘ
Byzantine mission to the Slavs ⓘ
Croatia under Duke Trpimir and King Tomislav ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Croatia

First Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
Great Moravia ⓘ
Kievan Rus' ⓘ
linked to: Kyivan Rus

Latin mission to the Slavs ⓘ
Polish state under Mieszko I ⓘ
Serbia under Prince Mutimir ⓘ
linked to: Mutimir of Serbia
culturalImpact development of Slavic literary traditions ⓘ
formation of Slavic Christian culture ⓘ
integration of Slavic polities into Christian Europe ⓘ
geographicScope Balkans ⓘ
Central Europe ⓘ
East-Central Europe ⓘ
Eastern Europe ⓘ
includedDenomination Byzantine Rite ⓘ
Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
Latin Rite ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
Western Christianity ⓘ
influencedScript Cyrillic script ⓘ
introducedLanguage Old Church Slavonic ⓘ
linked to: Church Slavonic
introducedLiturgicalLanguage Old Church Slavonic ⓘ
linked to: Church Slavonic

Slavonic ⓘ
introducedScript Glagolitic script ⓘ
keyEvent mission of Cyril and Methodius to Great Moravia ⓘ
keyEventYear 863 ⓘ
linguisticImpact creation of Slavic alphabets ⓘ
standardization of Old Church Slavonic as a literary language ⓘ
translation of liturgical books into Old Church Slavonic ⓘ
translation of the Bible into Old Church Slavonic ⓘ
longTermConsequence division of Slavic world between Catholic and Orthodox traditions ⓘ
emergence of Slavic literary schools in Ohrid and Preslav ⓘ
formation of Slavic Catholic communities ⓘ
formation of Slavic Orthodox churches ⓘ
mainSubject Slavs ⓘ
notableMissionary Adalbert of Prague ⓘ
Bishop Ulfilas II (Wulfila-related Gothic missions prefigured Slavic missions) ⓘ
Clement of Ohrid ⓘ
Constantine-Cyril the Philosopher ⓘ
linked to: Saint Cyril

Cyril ⓘ
linked to: Saint Cyril

Germanus of Moravia ⓘ
Gorazd of Moravia ⓘ
Methodius ⓘ
Naum of Preslav ⓘ
Saint Methodius ⓘ
politicalImpact alignment of Slavic states with either Rome or Constantinople ⓘ
integration of Slavic elites into Christian diplomatic networks ⓘ
strengthening of princely and royal authority among Slavs ⓘ
precededBy pagan religions of the Slavs ⓘ
relatedTo Byzantine cultural influence in Eastern Europe ⓘ
Christianization of Europe ⓘ
Christianization of Scandinavia ⓘ
Christianization of the Germanic peoples ⓘ
Latin Christian influence in Central Europe ⓘ
religionIntroduced Christianity ⓘ
religiousImpact establishment of bishoprics in Slavic territories ⓘ
foundation of Slavic churches and monasteries ⓘ
spread of monasticism among Slavic peoples ⓘ
replacedBeliefSystem Slavic paganism ⓘ
linked to: Slavic mythology
resultedIn Christianization of Bohemia ⓘ
Christianization of Bulgaria ⓘ
Christianization of Croatia ⓘ
Christianization of Great Moravia ⓘ
Christianization of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
Christianization of Poland ⓘ
Christianization of Serbia ⓘ
Christianization of the East Slavs ⓘ
Christianization of the Rus' ⓘ
Christianization of the South Slavs ⓘ
Christianization of the West Slavs ⓘ
sponsoredBy Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Frankish Empire ⓘ
linked to: Carolingian Empire

Holy See ⓘ
Papal States ⓘ
startedBefore year 863 ⓘ
timePeriod 10th century ⓘ
11th century ⓘ
9th century ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ

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Referenced by (22)

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

Great Moravia → significantEvent → Christianization of the Slavs ⓘ
Kiev Missal → subject → Slavic Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of the Slavs
Christian mission to Great Moravia → hasEffect → Christianization of the Slavs ⓘ
Christian mission to Great Moravia → influenced → Christianization of the Czechs ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of the Slavs
Christian mission to Great Moravia → influenced → Christianization of the Slovaks ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of the Slavs
Christian mission to Great Moravia → influenced → Christianization of the South Slavs ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of the Slavs
Middle Byzantine period → hasEvent → Christianization of the Slavs ⓘ
Slavic mythology → wasTransformedBy → Christianization of the Slavs ⓘ
Slavic Orthodox Churches → historicalRoot → Christianization of the Slavs ⓘ
Mikulčice → associatedWith → Christianization of the Slavs ⓘ
subject linked to: Mikulčice (probable)
Christianization of the Slavs → resultedIn → Christianization of Croatia ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of the Slavs
Christianization of the Slavs → resultedIn → Christianization of the South Slavs ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of the Slavs
Christianization of the Slavs → associatedWith → Baptism of the Croats ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of the Slavs
Mission of Cyril and Methodius → hasGoal → Christianization of the Slavs ⓘ
Rastislav → roleIn → Christianization of the Slavs ⓘ
Principality of Nitra → associatedWith → Christianization of the Slavs ⓘ
Christianization of Polotsk → partOf → Christianization of Eastern Europe ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of the Slavs
Christianisation of Pomerania → partOf → Christianization of the Slavs ⓘ
Archbishop of Moravia and Pannonia → hasRole → Christianization of Slavs ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of the Slavs
Christianization of Poland → linkedTo → Christianization of the Slavs ⓘ
Saints Cyril and Methodius → associatedWith → Christianization of the Slavs ⓘ
Roman Catholic Diocese of Nitra → hasHistoricSignificanceFor → Christianization of Central European Slavs ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of the Slavs