Saint Cyril Biography
Saint Cyril Profile. Born: 827 AD in Greece, Europe. Worked in Greece. Died: 14 February 869 in Rome, Italy. Feast Day is celebrated on February 13.
Saint Cyril Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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| Date of Birth | 827 AD |
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| Country of Birth | Greece in Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Priests |
| Profession | Missionary |
| Place of Work | Greece |
| Date of Death | 14 February 869 |
| Place of Death | Rome, Italy |
| Feast Day | February 13 |
| Beatification | Beatified by N/A |
| Canonization | Canonized by Pre-Congregation |
| Patron Saint of | against storms ecumenism Slavic peoples (given in 1863 by Pope Pius IX unity of the Eastern and Western Churches Bohemia Bosnia Bosnia-Herzegovina Bulgaria Carinthia, Austria Carniola Circassia Croatia Czech Republic Czechoslovakia Dacia Dalmatia Europe (given in 1980 by Pope John Paul II) Khazaria Krain Krajna Kranjska Macedonia Moravia Pannonia Russia Silesia Slovenia Yugoslavia Ljubljana, Slovenia, archdiocese of Maribor, Slovenia, archdiocese of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto, Ontario, diocese of |
Saint Cyril Biography
Saint Cyril was a brother to Saint Methodius and was born to the Greece nobility. His family was connected to the Senate of Thessalonica. He studied at the University of Constantinople and taught Philosophy. Later, he became the Deacon and then a priest.
Cyril also had the position of a librarian at the Church of Santa Sophia. He became a monk and had the name, Cyril. He was sent to convert the Jewish Khazars of Russia together with Methodius. this gave him an opportunity to learn the Khazar’s language. In 863, they were sent again Moravians in their homeland. He developed an alphabet for the Slavonic language that evolved to be what we have currently as Cyrillic. He died before his consecration to be a Bishop.
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