{"id":3112,"date":"2023-02-03T18:20:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T16:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/?p=3112"},"modified":"2026-08-24T12:26:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:26:45","slug":"cyrils-testament-to-his-brother-methodius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/en\/cyrils-testament-to-his-brother-methodius\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyril\u2019s Testament to His Brother Methodius"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u0441\u043c\u044a\u0440\u0442\u0442\u0430-\u043d\u0430-\u041a\u0438\u0440\u0438\u043b-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u0441\u043c\u044a\u0440\u0442\u0442\u0430-\u043d\u0430-\u041a\u0438\u0440\u0438\u043b-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u0441\u043c\u044a\u0440\u0442\u0442\u0430-\u043d\u0430-\u041a\u0438\u0440\u0438\u043b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u0441\u043c\u044a\u0440\u0442\u0442\u0430-\u043d\u0430-\u041a\u0438\u0440\u0438\u043b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u0441\u043c\u044a\u0440\u0442\u0442\u0430-\u043d\u0430-\u041a\u0438\u0440\u0438\u043b.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 869, exhausted by the arduous journeys undertaken during his missionary work, Cyril fell seriously ill. On his deathbed in Rome, Methodius confessed to him that he too was weary and was considering \u201ccoming down from the mountain\u201d \u2013 abandoning his spiritual mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cyril, however, asked him not to forsake their shared duty and to continue the work they had begun in the name of enlightening the Slavic peoples in the Christian faith.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 869, exhausted by the arduous journeys undertaken during his missionary work, Cyril fell seriously ill. On his deathbed in Rome, Methodius confessed to him that he too was weary and was considering \u201ccoming down from the mountain\u201d \u2013 abandoning his spiritual mission. 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