The significance of the Sirmian and apostolic tradition in shaping Moravian episcopal organization
David Kalhous
Based on an analysis of papal documents as well the Vita Methodii , this work examines shifts in Methodius's status. The text analyses significance his titulature by a comparison with other eighth‐ and ninth‐century missionaries, way new diocese was legitimized through legal historical fictions dealing restoration long‐lost see its apostolic origins. Finally, article draws between situation Moravia importance tradition Rome, Constantinople, Metz, Compostela Venice.
Early Medieval Europe