Some Thoughts on the Greek Milieu in Rome in Relation to the Cyrillo-Methodian Mission
Some Thoughts on the Greek Milieu in Rome in Relation to the Cyrillo-Methodian Mission
Author(s): Martin HUSÁRSubject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Archaeology, Local History / Microhistory, Ancient World
Published by: Muzeul de Istorie Națională și Arheologie Constanța
Keywords: St. Constantine-Cyril; St. Methodius; early medieval Rome; the Papal realm; Greeks; the Byzantine Empire;
Summary/Abstract: Sts. Constantine-Cyril and Methodius and their disciples, to whom Sts.Clement and Naum of Ohrid most likely belonged to in Rome as well, came to Rome fromMoravia in 867/8 – 869, and then, St. Methodius himself from Pannonia and Moravia in 869 and 879/880. Their main task and duty was to promote and defend the Slavonicliturgy before the Popes. The Salonica brothers with their retinue could also cooperate with or appear in the well-established Greek communities that were still in Rome at thetime. It should be noted that Greek monasteries, convents, churches, or charitable institutions were nothing unusual there. The author of the paper tried to describe the situation in 9th century Rome in regard to the status, perception and acceptance of Greeksas well as the Cyrillo-Methodian mission there. Last but not least, he attempted to findsomething that Greeks and (the Greek) members of the given mission had in common there or where they could correlate with each other.
Journal: Pontica
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 51
- Page Range: 91-112
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English
