Saints Cyril and Methodius

9th-century Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries
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Saints Cyril and Methodius
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Saints Cyril and Methodius

Summary

Saints Cyril and Methodius is a sibling duo[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of sibling_duo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,109 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A notable work attributed to Saints Cyril and Methodius is Otche Nash[3].
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius was a member of Seven Slavic Saints[4].
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius's religion is recorded as Christianity[5].
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius's instance of is recorded as sibling duo[6].
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius's Commons category is recorded as Saints Cyril and Methodius[7].
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius's canonization status is recorded as saint[8].
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius comprises Saint Cyril the Philosopher[9].
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius comprises Methodius of Thessaloniki[10].
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius's feast day is recorded as July 5[11].
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius's feast day is recorded as February 14[12].
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius's feast day is recorded as February 14[13].
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Saints Cyril and Methodius[14].
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[16].
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18].
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[19].
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[22].
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Saints Cyril and Methodius include Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje[24], a public university[25], in North Macedonia[26], founded in 1946[27]; Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral[28], an Eastern Orthodox cathedral[29], in Czech Republic[30], founded in 1736[31]; Brotherhood of it[32], a secret society[33], founded in 1844[34], headquartered in Kyiv[35]; Church of it[36], a church building[37], in Czech Republic[38], founded in 1863[39]; Veliko Tarnovo University[40], a university[41], in Bulgaria[42], founded in 1963[43], headquartered in Veliko Tarnovo[44]; Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki[45], a high school[46], in Greece[47], founded in 1880[48]; Order of it Equal-to-apostles[49], an order[50], in Bulgaria[51], founded in 1909[52]; and Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church[53].

Why It Matters

Saints Cyril and Methodius ranks in the top 9% of sibling_duo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,109 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

Entities named for it include Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje[24], a public university[25], in North Macedonia[26], founded in 1946[27]; Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral[28], an Eastern Orthodox cathedral[29], in Czech Republic[30], founded in 1736[31]; Brotherhood of it[32], a secret society[33], founded in 1844[34], headquartered in Kyiv[35]; Church of it[36], a church building[37], in Czech Republic[38], founded in 1863[39]; Veliko Tarnovo University[40], a university[41], in Bulgaria[42], founded in 1963[43], headquartered in Veliko Tarnovo[44]; and Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki[45], a high school[46], in Greece[47], founded in 1880[48].

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  10. [12] . Calendarium Romanum Generale (1969). wikidata.org.
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  19. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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