Saint Clement of Ohrid
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Saint Clement of Ohrid was a prominent figure in the Christianization of the Slavic peoples. He was a disciple of Saints Cyril and Methodius, the brothers credited with creating the Glagolitic alphabet and translating the Bible into Old Church Slavonic. Clement established the first Slavic school of higher learning in Ohrid, Macedonia, and is recognized for writing some of the earliest works in Slavic literature. His efforts significantly contributed to the development of Slavic culture and the spread of Christianity among Slavic populations.123
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Boris I…886 he gave asylum to Clement, Nahum, and Angelarius, the disciples of Cyril and Methodius, missionaries to the Slavs, who had been driven out of Moravia. With Boris’s active assistance and material support, these disciples founded centres of Slavic learning at Pliska, Preslav, and Ohrid. As a result of the…
Read More…886 he gave asylum to Clement, Nahum, and Angelarius, the disciples of Cyril and Methodius, missionaries to the Slavs, who had been driven out of Moravia. With Boris’s active assistance and material support, these disciples founded centres of Slavic learning at Pliska, Preslav, and Ohrid. As a result of the…
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OhridPanteleimon (9th century), associated with St. Clement, the first Slav bishop of Ohrid. Clement opened the first Slavic school of higher learning, wrote the earliest works of Slavic literature, and, with St. Naum, translated the Scriptures from Greek into Slavonic. The 10th-century monastery of Sveti Naum (St. Naum), about 19…
Read MorePanteleimon (9th century), associated with St. Clement, the first Slav bishop of Ohrid. Clement opened the first Slavic school of higher learning, wrote the earliest works of Slavic literature, and, with St. Naum, translated the Scriptures from Greek into Slavonic. The 10th-century monastery of Sveti Naum (St. Naum), about 19…
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