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Puzzled... the Bulgarian Orthodox Church operates on the Gregorian (Revised
Julian) Calendar so the feast day is 11 May and not 24 May.
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From: "Stephen Morris" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: [M-R] saints of the day 24 May - St.st. Gyril and Methodius
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Actually, their feast is May 11; it only LOOKS like
May 24 when using the Old (Julian) Calendar.
Stephen
--- Georgi Vasilev <[log in to unmask]>
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> Dear colleagues,
> May 24 is the day of St.St. Cyril and Methodius who
> created the Glagolitic
> alphabet (Glagolitsa)in 9th century later on
> replaced by the Cyrillic
> alphabet. Pope John-Paul II declared them
> "co-patrons of Europe" - the
> same honor given to Saint Benedict of Nursia. 24 may
> is a national feast in
> Bulgaria. The Orthodox Church feast of st. Cyrill
> and Methodius is May, 11.
> The text on this subject in Wikipedia is:
>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints_Cyril_and_Methodius
> See also "Slavorum apostoli" by John-Paul II
>
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-
> ii_enc_19850602_slavorum-apostoli_en.html
>
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