Historical event

Christianization of the Slavs

Date: 863 CE

Saints Cyril and Methodius begin converting Slavic peoples to Orthodox Christianity and develop the Cyrillic alphabet, establishing the religious and cultural foundation for Eastern Europe and Russia.

Tags: cyril methodius, slavs, orthodox christianity, cyrillic alphabet, eastern europe, russia, religious conversion, cultural foundation, east-west divide, Byzantine Empire

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