THE ROLE AND SIGNIFICATION OF CYRIL AND METHODIUS’ ACTIVITY AMONG THE SLAVS IN THE ENCYCLICAL «SLAVORUM APOSTOLI» BY JOHN PAUL ІІ
Journal: Problems of humanities History
Year: 2020

Summary. The purpose of the study is to analyse the Encyclical «Slavorum Apostoli», authored by Pope John Paul II, on the activity of Cyril and Methodius among the Slavs, through which the Brothers became known as the «Slavic Apostles». Research methodology. Both general scientific methods (analytical, logical), historical (chronological, historical-comparative), and source studies – as heuristic, critical have been used in our research, as well as, the method of hermeneutics. Scientific novelty