Saint Cyril

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Byzantine scholar Christian missionary Christian theologian linguist saint translator

Saint Cyril was a 9th-century Byzantine missionary and scholar, best known for creating the Glagolitic alphabet and helping to spread Christianity and literacy among the Slavic peoples.

Aliases (2)

Cyril ×5
Saint Cyril the Philosopher ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Byzantine scholar → Christian missionary → Christian theologian → linguist → saint → translator →
alsoKnownAs	Cyril → Saint Cyril the Philosopher →
associatedWith	Byzantine missions to the Slavs → Great Moravia →
birthDate	9th century →
birthName	Constantine →
birthPlace	Byzantine Empire → Thessalonica →
church	Eastern Orthodox Church → Roman Catholic Church →
coFeastDayWith	Saint Methodius →
countryOfCitizenship	Byzantine Empire →
deathDate	14 February 869 →
deathPlace	Rome →
educatedAt	University of Constantinople →
ethnicGroup	Byzantine Greek →
feastDay	14 February →
fieldOfWork	linguistics → missionary work → theology → translation →
influenced	development of the Cyrillic script →
knownFor	creating the Glagolitic alphabet → mission to the Slavs → promoting literacy among the Slavs → spreading Christianity among the Slavic peoples →
language	Greek → Old Church Slavonic →
notableWork	creation of the Glagolitic alphabet → translation of liturgical texts into Old Church Slavonic →
occupation	linguist → missionary → philosopher → priest → scholar → translator →
partnerInMission	Saint Methodius →
patronage	Europe → Slavic peoples →
religion	Christianity →
religiousName	Cyril →
sibling	Saint Methodius →
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion → Eastern Orthodox Church → Roman Catholic Church → some Lutheran churches →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Saint Cyril ("Cyril") → Saint Cyril ("Saint Cyril the Philosopher") →	alsoKnownAs
Cyril Asquith ("Cyril") → Cyril Radcliffe ("Cyril") →	givenName
Saint Methodius →	collaboratedWith
Glagolitic script →	creator
Christianization of the Balkans ("Cyril") →	hasKeyFigure
Cyrillic script →	namedAfter
Great Moravia →	notablePerson
Saint Cyril ("Cyril") →	religiousName
Saint Methodius →	sibling