Methodius was Cyril’s brother, also from Thessalonica. As a churchman he worked for worship in an understandable Slavonic language. After his death in 885 the disciples faced persecution and some reached Bulgaria. A mission begun in Central Europe thus gained new centres in the Balkans. Worked with Cyril on Slavonic translations. Continued the mission in Great Moravia. His disciples found support in Bulgaria. The reception of his disciples links the mission to Bulgaria’s literary history.
Where you meet Methodius
Fyodor Uspensky · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
History of Bulgaria
