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The Making of Christian Moravia (858-882)
Papal Power and Political Reality
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In The Making of Christian Moravia Maddalena Betti examines the creation of the Moravian archdiocese, of which St Methodius was the first incumbent, in the context of ninth-century papal policy in central and south-eastern Europe. In the nineteenth and twentieth century religious and nationalistic concerns widely influenced the reconstruction of the history of the archdiocese of Methodius. Offering a new reading of already widely-used sources, both Slavonic and Latin, Maddalena Betti turns attention upon the jurisdictional conflict between Rome, the Bavarian churches and Byzantium, in order to uncover the strategies and the languages adopted by the Apostolic See to gain jurisdiction over the new territories in central and south-eastern Europe.
Maddalena Betti, Ph.D. (2008) in the history of the Church, University of Padova, is a researcher at that university. She has published several articles on the ninth-century papacy and on the early medieval history of the Slavs.
"In her book, Maddalena Betti attempts to chart the fate of the Methodian mission in Great Moravia and the establishment of Sancta ecclesia Marabensis in Moravian territory in the second half of the ninth century. While this topic has been treated previously, she has chosen to look at the formation of ecclesiastical hierarchies in Great Moravia from the perspective of papal policies. For this reason, Betti has studied in detail papal correspondence pertinent to matters of the Moravian mission, especially the letters of John VIII, whose correspondence is particularly concerned with the Moravian mission. Her study is an extremely valuable addition to previous research into Great Moravian Christian culture, as it provides a well-rounded and erudite picture of the papal position on the Methodian mission in Great Moravia. Besides, Bettiâs study also contributes to other scholarly inquiries connected with the Moravian state, such as its geographical location..."
Evina Steinova, Network and Neighbours, Volume 2, Number 1 (2014)
Evina Steinova, Network and Neighbours, Volume 2, Number 1 (2014)
Acknowledgements ... ix
Foreword ... xi
by Thomas F. X. Noble
Introduction ... 1
I. The Archdiocese of Methodius in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Historiography ... 9
1. The Use of the Cyrillic-Methodian Heritage in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: Romantic Slavophilism, the âReawakening of the Slavs,â and Roman Ecumenism ... 10
2. Great Moravia and the Archdiocese of Methodius in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Czechoslovakia ... 14
3. Revisionist Analyses of the Methodian Archdiocese ... 27
4. The Archdiocese of Methodius in FrantiÅ¡ek Dvornik: âLa lutte autour de lâIllyricumâ ... 34
5. Conclusion ... 39
II. The Origins of the Methodian Diocese during the Pontificates of Nicholas I (858â867) and Hadrian II (867â872). A Comparison of the Roman and Slavonic Sources ... 41
1. The Silence of the Roman Sources: The Possible Censure by Pope Stephen V (885â890) ... 43
2. Nicholas I (858â867): The First Contact ... 54
3. Hadrian II (867â872): The Constitution of a New Church ... 65
4. Introduction to the Slavonic Sources: The âLife of Constantine,â the âLife of Methodius,â and the âEncomium to Constantine and Methodiusâ ... 72
5. Nicholas I and Hadrian II in the Slavonic Sources: the âLife of Constantine,â the âLife of Methodius,â and the âEncomium to Cyril and Methodiusâ ... 83
6. Anastasius the Librarian and Constantine the Philosopher ... 90
7. A Roman source: The âVita Constantini-Cyrilli cum translatione S. Clementisâ ... 96
8. Conclusion ... 104
III. The Pannonian-Moravian Diocese in the Letters of Pope John VIII (872â882): Papal Strategies and Languages ... 109
1. Papal Missionary Involvement: Sixth to Ninth Century ... 111
2. John VIIIâs Diplomatic Network: Letters and Legates ... 121
3. Geographical Sources for the Methodian Archdiocese ... 138
4. Pannonian DioceseâMoravian Diocese ... 154
5. The Ecclesiastical Career of a Roman Missionary: Methodius, Augustine, and Boniface ... 168
6. Svatoplukâs Role in Shaping the âSancta Ecclesia Marabensisâ ...
7. The Sirmian Issue ... 192
8. Conclusion ... 203
Conclusion: The Question of the Sancta Ecclesia Marabensis Revisited ... 207
Maps ... 217
Bibliography ... 223
Index
Foreword ... xi
by Thomas F. X. Noble
Introduction ... 1
I. The Archdiocese of Methodius in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Historiography ... 9
1. The Use of the Cyrillic-Methodian Heritage in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: Romantic Slavophilism, the âReawakening of the Slavs,â and Roman Ecumenism ... 10
2. Great Moravia and the Archdiocese of Methodius in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Czechoslovakia ... 14
3. Revisionist Analyses of the Methodian Archdiocese ... 27
4. The Archdiocese of Methodius in FrantiÅ¡ek Dvornik: âLa lutte autour de lâIllyricumâ ... 34
5. Conclusion ... 39
II. The Origins of the Methodian Diocese during the Pontificates of Nicholas I (858â867) and Hadrian II (867â872). A Comparison of the Roman and Slavonic Sources ... 41
1. The Silence of the Roman Sources: The Possible Censure by Pope Stephen V (885â890) ... 43
2. Nicholas I (858â867): The First Contact ... 54
3. Hadrian II (867â872): The Constitution of a New Church ... 65
4. Introduction to the Slavonic Sources: The âLife of Constantine,â the âLife of Methodius,â and the âEncomium to Constantine and Methodiusâ ... 72
5. Nicholas I and Hadrian II in the Slavonic Sources: the âLife of Constantine,â the âLife of Methodius,â and the âEncomium to Cyril and Methodiusâ ... 83
6. Anastasius the Librarian and Constantine the Philosopher ... 90
7. A Roman source: The âVita Constantini-Cyrilli cum translatione S. Clementisâ ... 96
8. Conclusion ... 104
III. The Pannonian-Moravian Diocese in the Letters of Pope John VIII (872â882): Papal Strategies and Languages ... 109
1. Papal Missionary Involvement: Sixth to Ninth Century ... 111
2. John VIIIâs Diplomatic Network: Letters and Legates ... 121
3. Geographical Sources for the Methodian Archdiocese ... 138
4. Pannonian DioceseâMoravian Diocese ... 154
5. The Ecclesiastical Career of a Roman Missionary: Methodius, Augustine, and Boniface ... 168
6. Svatoplukâs Role in Shaping the âSancta Ecclesia Marabensisâ ...
7. The Sirmian Issue ... 192
8. Conclusion ... 203
Conclusion: The Question of the Sancta Ecclesia Marabensis Revisited ... 207
Maps ... 217
Bibliography ... 223
Index
All interested in the history and legacy of Cyril and Methodius, the ninth-century papacy, central and south-eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, the Carolingians, Byzantine studies.