Saint Cyril

Saint Cyril was born between 815-827 AD in the Greek town of Thessaloniki. Saint Cyril was asked by the Byzantine emperor to spread the christian message to the slavic people. To do this he travelled with his brother Methodius. Saint Cyril invented the Glagolitic alphabet to suit the language of the slavs. This was the oldest Slavic alphabet in history. The script known as Cyrillic which is derived from Glogolitic is still used to this day by countries like Russia, Serbia, and Macedonia. Due to Glogolitic's complicated nature it stopped being used in the 19th century, last being used in Croatia. Saint Cyril is mostly known for spreading the Christian message to the Slavs which was considered to be a great achievement. The Slavs became christian which meant that Cyril had succeeded in spreading the message to the Slavs. Even though the language was made to spread the christian message now it has become a very large part of many countries heritage and language. Even though Cyril never directly invented Cyrillic, it is obvious that it is derived from Glogolitic, which was invented by him. Saint Cyril died on the 14th of February 869 AD.  Methodius continued his travels until the 6th of April 885 AD. Overall Saint Cyril was a very influential saint and made more than a religious influence in the world.