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Cyril and Methodius Heritage
Greece
Living Cultural Heritage
Greece is the birthplace of the brothers, who were born in Thessaloniki, then a prominent center of the Byzantine Empire. Here they received a top-tier education and, through contact with the local Slavic population, a profound knowledge of the language. A journey through Greek Macedonia maps the roots of their spirituality and the cultural background from which the mission to Moravia emerged. Thessaloniki and nearby monasteries mark the start of a civilizing process that influenced all of Europe.
The Temple of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Thessaloniki
The church of Saints Cyril and Methodius in their birthplace, Thessaloniki, located in the New Promenade of Thessaloniki, was inaugurated on the 27th of March, 1983. Officially opened its doors on the 12th of May, 1985, during the three-day celebration of Saints Cyril and Methodius, dedicated to the 1.100th anniversary of the death of Saint Methodius. there is a monument in the form of an open book with the faces of saints and the Russian alphabet in front of the Church.
Parish of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Thessaloniki
In the year 2000, on the initiative of Dionysios, at that time Metropolitan of Neapolis and Stavroupolis, a parish, named Saints Cyril and Methodius, was established in Nea Politeia, a district in Evosmos, a suburb in west Thessaloniki. Its existence began in the sixth Elementary School of Evosmos, also called the School of Cyril and Methodius.