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827-869 - Byzantine missionary to the Slavs; devised the Cyrillic alphabet so he could translate the Bible into their language
[[Image:Saintc08.jpg|right|thumb|Saints Cyril and Methodius]]
'''St. Cyril''' (827-869) was a [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] missionary to the [[Slavs]]. He and [[Saint Methodius]] were known as the ''apostles of the Slavs''. He devised the [[Cyrillic alphabet]] so he could translate the [[Bible]] into their language.
==Links==
[http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintc08.htm Catholic Forum: Cyril]
[[category:saints]]