This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 edition. Excerpt: ...wife, Sarolta, the daughter of a Christian who had received baptism at Constantinople. Adalbert, bishop of Prague, came over to labour among this people, which he did with great success; and soon after, the whole country became Christian under Stephen, son of Sarolta, a man as eminent for his virtues, as for ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 edition. Excerpt: ...wife, Sarolta, the daughter of a Christian who had received baptism at Constantinople. Adalbert, bishop of Prague, came over to labour among this people, which he did with great success; and soon after, the whole country became Christian under Stephen, son of Sarolta, a man as eminent for his virtues, as for being the first Christian king of Hungary. The success of missions among the Eastern churches was no less remarkable than in the West. The ninth and tenth centuries were distinguished by the first planting of Christianity among the great Sclavonic tribes of Bulgaria and Russia. The Bulgarians bordering on the Eastern empire, being frequently engaged in war with the Greeks, a princess of that country was taken prisoner. The emperor had her carefully instructed in the Christian religion. Upon peace being made, and the princess returning to Bulgaria, Cyrillus and Methodius, bishops in the Eastern church, were sent over at her request, and laboured successfully in the conversion of the whole people, 845. An interest 120 EASTERN MISSIONS. ing anecdote is related, " That the king, Bogaris, having hitherto resisted conviction, conceived a particular affection for Methodius, who, being a skilful painter, was desired by him, in the spirit of a barbarian, to compose a picture exhibiting the most horrible devices. Methodic took a happy advantage of this strange request, and painted the day of judgment in a style so terrific, and explained its scenes to his royal master in language so awful and affecting, that Bogaris Wm awakened, made a profession of the true faith, and was baptized by the name of Michael, after the Greek emperor, his benefactor." The celebrated Photius, patriarch of Constantinople had instituted a mission in Russia, where an...
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