Cyryl i Metody jako patronowie przygotowania misjonarzy – przyczynek do refleksji misjologicznej
Cyril and Methodius as Patrons of Missionaries Preparation – Contribution to the Missionary Reflection

Summary/Abstract: The article was devoted to the mission of Cyril and Methodius. The author draws attention to several aspects of the work of the patrons of the Slavic region: historical, political and cultural. It emphasizes the innovative approach of the holy brothers to proclaim the word of God in non-Christian lands. At the same time, it points to an analogy between their activities and previous missionary undertakings in the Caucasus. Both Cyril and Methodius, as well as Georgian missionaries and religious, used in their liturgy not Greek or Latin, but national languages. They also had a similar attitude to two cultural and political traditions - Eastern and Western. While creating the original, national version of the rite, they tried to derive from both sides, while maintaining a moderate distance from religious and political institutions and centres. According to the author, the way in which the patrons of the Slavic region operated may be an inspiration for contemporary missionaries.

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