Saints Cyril and Methodius in light of ecumenism

Sveti Ciril in Metod, brata iz Soluna, ki sta živela v 9. stoletju, sta ogromno naredila za krščanstvo, pa tudi za kulturni razvoj Slovanov. Delovala sta v času, ko je bila Cerkev uradno še nedeljena, a so že obstajale razlike, ki so kasneje privedle do razkola. Njuna vloga tako ni bila le utrjevanje vere in postavljanje temeljev slovanske književnosti, temveč tudi povezovanje vzhodne in zahodne krščanske tradicije. V pričujočem delu avtorica predstavi življenje in delo solunskih bratov v okviru takratnega cerkvenopolitičnega stanja. Posveti se polemikam, ki so se glede njunega delovanja pojavljale, in oriše posledice, ki jih je to imelo za vesoljno Cerkev v nadaljnjih letih in stoletjih.Saints Cyril and Methodius, brothers from Thessaloniki who lived in the 9th century, have greatly contributed to Christianity as well as the cultural development of Slavs. They operated in time before the Great Schism when the Church had not yet been divided although differences were already present. Their work, then, contributed not only to the growth of faith and development of Slavic literature, but also helped to form connections between Eastern and Western Christian tradition. The following thesis covers the work of Sts. Cyril and Methodius in context of the time and space in which they operated. Special attention is paid to the polemics surrounding their work as well as its short- and long-term consequences