{"id":3121,"date":"2023-02-03T18:40:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T16:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/?p=3121"},"modified":"2026-08-24T12:31:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:31:24","slug":"constantine-cyril-among-the-saracens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/en\/constantine-cyril-among-the-saracens\/","title":{"rendered":"Constantine-Cyril among the Saracens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When Constantine-Cyril was only 24 years old (851), the Byzantine rulers sent him on a mission to the Saracens in the region around Baghdad. The young philosopher and theologian was entrusted with the task of defending the Christians living there against attacks from the Muslims.<\/p>\n\n\n\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\/\u043f\u0440\u0438-\u0441\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0435-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u043f\u0440\u0438-\u0441\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0435-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u043f\u0440\u0438-\u0441\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0435-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u043f\u0440\u0438-\u0441\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0435-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u043f\u0440\u0438-\u0441\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0435.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In his <em>Life<\/em>, Clement of Ohrid recounts how the Saracens (Hagarenes) tested Constantine-Cyril\u2019s knowledge in various fields, asking him difficult questions about the symbols of the Christian faith \u2013 the Cross, the Trinity and the icons. 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