Slavorum Apostoli is an encyclical

Encyclical

An encyclical was originally a circular letter sent to all the churches of a particular area in the ancient Catholic Church. At that time, the word could be used for a letter sent out by any bishop...

 written by the late Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...

 in 1985. In it he talks about two saintly brothers, Saints Cyril and Methodius

Saints Cyril and Methodius

Saints Cyril and Methodius were two Byzantine Greek brothers born in Thessaloniki in the 9th century. They became missionaries of Christianity among the Slavic peoples of Bulgaria, Great Moravia and Pannonia. Through their work they influenced the cultural development of all Slavs, for which they...

, and how they preached the gospel to the Slavs.

Table of contents

I. Introduction

II. Biographical Sketch

III. Heralds of the Gospel

IV. They Planted the Church of God

V.Catholic Sense of the Church

VI. The Gospel and Culture

VII. The Significance and Influence of the Christian Millennium in the Slav World

VIII. Conclusion

External links

• Text Of Slavorum Apostoli