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We are pleased to bring you new information from the European Cultural Route of Sts. Cyril and Methodius (ECRSCM).

The annual meeting of the Slovak members of the European Cultural Route of Saint Cyril and Methodius took place on 13 June in Nitra. The participants of the meeting discussed, among other things, the proposal of marketing activities, the collection of analytical documents for the creation of the strategic document of the Slovak members of the ECRSCM, the update of the points of interest of the Cyril and Methodius Route. The meeting also included a short presentation of upcoming events in each region, samples of promotional items and materials of the route, as well as a short presentation of the motorcycle pilgrimage to Rome, organized by the European Route C&M civic association from Mojmírovce. 

Meeting of ECRSCM members in Nitra, Slovakia. Photo by Terézia Zaujecová.

For more than 20 years, the Slovak Self-Government to the City of Budapest, headed by its chairwoman Edita Hortiová, has been organising a pilgrimage to Zalavár-Blatnohrad for Slovaks living in Budapest and its surroundings. Here, at the end of the 9th century, Saints Cyril and Methodius worked, taught and translated parts of the Bible and biblical articles into Old Church Slavonic. It is one of the most important feasts of the Slovak community, a celebration of the Slovaks and their ancestors. After the singing of the Slovak and Hungarian anthems, the participants moved to the local church, where a Slovak Mass and a concert by the Ozvena choir took place.

Cyrillo-Methodian pilgrimage to Zalavár near Balaton in Hungary. Photo by Erika Trenková.

The Treasury of Great Moravia, built at a cost of almost CZK 70 million, was opened on June 20 in the Archaeological Open-Air Museum in Modrá near Velehrad (Czechia) in the presence of distinguished guests and on June 26 welcomed its first public visitors. It takes the form of an underground pantheon, into which daylight penetrates only through a small bell tower that can be seen on the surface. The most precious originals or scientific copies of objects from graves in the territory, such as Uherské Hradiště-Sady, Staré Město, Modrá, Mikulčice or Pohansko near Břeclav, are displayed in bulletproof cases and under the strictest security system. 

Official opening of the Treasury of Great Moravia in Modrá (Czechia). Foto: Martin Peterka.

The pilot exhibition is entitled The Elites of Great Moravia. "It presents magnificent, often unique archaeological finds from the burial sites of the central Great Moravian fortifications, which are often associated with representatives of the highest social class of early medieval Moravia - princes, grandees and members of their families," reveals doc. PhDr. Luděk Galuška, CSc., researcher at the Moravian Land Museum, creator of the theme, libretto and scenario of the exhibition. The exhibition is the work of the Moravian Land Museum in cooperation with the Municipality of Modrá, the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences Brno, the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University - Institute of Archaeology and Museology and the Institute of Archaeology of Slovak Academy of Sciences in Nitra. The construction and equipping of the Treasury in Modrá was realized mainly thanks to the one-year Czech-Slovak cross-border project Common Heritage from the Romans to the Jewels of Great Moravia (INTERREG V-A) and the support of the Zlín Region in the amount of CZK 8 million. The project also included the creation of the Cífer - Pác Archaeological Park in Slovakia, representing the Roman-Germanic settlement.

Exhibition of the Elite of Great Moravia shows rare exhibits. Photo by Zlín Region.

July 4 at 4 p.m. VERNISSAGE AT SYNAGOGUE in NITRA, Slovakia 

The Cyril and Methodius Route in Pictures

Life of St. Constantine-Cyril and reverence for his relics - presentation of the forthcoming publication by Prof. Peter Ivanič, PhD, Director of the Institute for Research on the Cultural Heritage of Constantine and Methodius at the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra.

Slovakia: A panel exhibition on the life of the younger of the Thessalonian brothers and his relics, selected realities and memorable places of Nitra from the period of Great Moravia and the Middle Ages.

Bulgaria: The journey of Saints Cyril and Methodius and their disciples  

A documentary exhibition, a symbolic journey through space and time, presenting some clues and symbolic places in the work of Saints Cyril and Methodius and their followers.

Italy: Aquileia, a World Heritage Site                 

Aquileia, a site in Italy founded by the Romans in 181 BC, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1998. The exhibition offers a pictorial tour of the city, which has long been associated with the evangelizing journey of Saints Cyril and Methodius to Venice and Rome. Thanks to the exhibition, it is possible to learn more about the heritage of Aquileia, an ideal place to travel through more than 2000 years of history, culture, linked to the history of food and wine.

The exhibitions accessible until August 25.

Aquileia in Italy is a World Heritage Site  (UNESCO). Photo by Martin Peterka.

July 4-5 Days of People of Good Will Velehrad, Česká republika Velehrad

July 5 Cyril and Methodius Pilgrimage to Radhošť, Česká republika Radhošť

July 5 Cyril and Methodius Pilgrimage to Podluží - Mikulčice, Czech Republic Mikulčice

July 5 Meeting of People of Good Will on the Javorníky Ridge - Kohútka, Czech Republic Nový Hrozenkov

July 5-7 Pribina and Cyril and Methodius festivities Nitra, dear Nitra, Slovakia Nitra

July 5-7 Cyril and Methodius Days Terchová, Slovakia Terchová

July 6 Cyril and Methodius Celebrations at the Valy Fortress in Bojná, Slovakia Bojná

More events can be found in the Calendar of Events at www.cyril-methodius.eu 

Evropská kulturní cesta sv. Cyrila a Metoděje, I.A.L.E.

J. A. Bati 5520, 760 01 Zlín, Česká republika

Tel: +420 733 161 674

E-mail: info@cyril-methodius.eu

Web: www.cyril-methodius.eu

Evropská kulturní cesta sv. Cyrila a Metoděje je zájmové sdružení právnických osob se sídlem v České republice, založené v roce 2013. Propaguje živé cyrilometodějské dědictví a hodnoty založené na respektu a dialogu mezi lidmi různých kultur a vyznání. Jako produkt kulturní turistiky získala Cyrilometodějská cesta v roce 2021 titul Kulturní stezka Rady Evropy. Evropská kulturní stezka sv. Cyrila a Metoděje je zodpovědná za její správu a marketing. 

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