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	'''Cyril''' and '''Methodius''' were two brothers who lived in the ] and became the ] of ] among the ]. They are believed to have devised and spread the ]~~, an~~ alphabet used for Slavonic manuscripts before the development of the ] that with small modifications is still used in a number of ]. They also translated the Christian texts for Slavs into the language that is now called ] ~~and~~ is still used in ] by several ] churches. Both are ] in Eastern Orthodoxy as "equal to ~~]" and were celebrated by the ] in ].~~		'''Cyril''' and '''Methodius''' were two brothers who lived in the ] and became the ] of ] among the ]. They are believed to have devised and spread the ] ] used for Slavonic manuscripts before the development of the ], an alphabet derived from Glagolitic, that with small modifications is still used in a number of ]. They also translated the Christian texts for Slavs into the language that is now called ]. The language derived from it, ], is still used in ] by several ] churches. Both brothers are ] in Eastern Orthodoxy as "]" and were celebrated by the ] in ].

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Cyril and Methodius were two brothers who lived in the 9th century and became the missionaries of Christianity among the Slavic peoples. They are believed to have devised and spread the Glagolitic alphabet used for Slavonic manuscripts before the development of the Cyrillic, an alphabet derived from Glagolitic, that with small modifications is still used in a number of Slavic languages. They also translated the Christian texts for Slavs into the language that is now called Old Church Slavonic. The language derived from it, Church Slavonic, is still used in liturgy by several Eastern Orthodox churches. Both brothers are canonized in Eastern Orthodoxy as "equal-to-apostles" and were celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church in 1880.

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