DAYS OF THE PEOPLE OF GOODWILL 2019
Days of the People of Goodwill at Velehrad are surely the biggest celebrations connected with a national holiday of the Czech Republic. They have been taking place for 16 years already, on the occasion of the Day of the Slavonic Missionaries Saints Cyril and Methodius.
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CYRIL AND METHODIUS IN FILM
The five-part docudrama will map the lives and work of the Slavonic missionaries Cyril and Methodius, primarily in an educational format.
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SCHOOL OF CYRIL AND METHODIUS
On the occasion of the “Cyrillo-Methodian jubilee”, educational workshops for children and youth will emerge, the main aim of which will be to familiarize children with the Cyrillo-Methodian legacy in an amusing and practical way.
CHILDREN WALK THE WAY OF THE TWO BROTHERS
‘The Way of the Two Brothers’ is the title of an art competition for children 3 to 11 years of age. It is regularly announced within the July Days of the People of Goodwill at Velehrad. The aim of the project is to explain roots of our culture to children, impairing a positive model for life in the present.
VELEHRAD
It is an important spiritual center, a destination of frequent ecclesiastic pilgrimages, gatherings and Cyrillo-Methodian celebrations.
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COMPETITION WITH CYRIL AND METHODIUS

COMPETITION WITH CYRIL AND METHODIUS

15. 4. 2013

The contest is intended for everybody and its aim is to correctly answer ten questions related to Velehrad and the brothers from Solun. It is possible to submit answers from 15th April to 15th May 2013 through answering the following questions. The first three winners to be drawn, who will have answered all the questions correctly, will win attractive awards related to Cyril and Methodius. One of them is a Cyrillo-Methodian pelmanism game, a social game or the recently issued publication called "The True Story of the Byzantine Missionaries Constantine and Methodius". Check your knowledge and gain a new scope of knowledge in the field of ancient history.

Before you set out for the pilgrimage to Velehrad, check your knowledge.

Knowledge quiz not only about Velehrad

Before you set out for the pilgrimage to Velehrad, check your knowledge.

1) Which religious order used the premises of the Velehrad monastery first?

A) Benedictines

B) Minorites

C) Cistercians

2) From which religious order do the present church administrators of Velehrad come?

A) Jesuits

B) Dominicans

C) Cistercians

3) Which Great Moravian representative invited Saints Cyril and Methodius?

A) Rostislav

B) Mojmír

C) Sámo

4) What was the relationship between Cyril and Methodius?

A) grandfather and grandson

B) cousins

C) brothers

5) In which city Saint Cyril died?

A) Velehrad

B) Rome

C) Constantinople (present Istanbul)

6) Which letter from the Latin alphabet corresponds to this sign from the Glagolitic alphabet?

A) F

B) G

C) R

7) In which year did the manifestation of believers take place at Velehrad, in the course of which the then Minister of Culture, Milan Klusák, was scorned?

A) 1949

B) 1969

C) 1985

8) Which unique award was the basilica at Velehrad awarded?

A) The Order of the White Lion

B) The Golden Rose

C) The Golden Cross of Merit with Crown

9) Whose name does the grammar school at Velehrad bear?

A) Saints Cyril and Methodius

B) Antonín Cyril Stojan, Archbishop of Olomouc

C) Karel Skoupy, Bishop of Brno

10) What was the name of the private farmer, catholic activist and author of a petition called "Incentives of Catholics to the Solution of the Situation of Believing Citizens"?

A) Augustin Navrátil z Lutopecen

B) Evžen Martinec z Pozlovic

C) Libor Rösner z Krnova

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29. 6. 2013

1150th anniversary of Cyril and Methodius

Here are our roots.

(Blessed John Paul II, 22nd April 1990, Velehrad)

They wanted to become part of those nations and to share their destiny in everything. Here, in this place, at Velehrad, in Moravia, we can feel the historical legacy of the kingdom in a peculiar way – we can feel even those who became its keepers and guardians.

(Blessed John Paul II)
For us, people of the present age, their apostolate contains even the elocution of the ecumenical appeal, i.e. to build unity again, in a peaceful reconciliation, which later after their deaths was heavily damaged, and in the first place the unity between the East and the West.

(Blessed John Paul II)
Their work is also a very important contribution to the growth of the common Christian roots of Europe, which by their firmness and viability create one of the main contact points, which must be respected by every serious attempt at reunification of our continent in a new and topical way.

(Blessed John Paul II)
The story of both brothers, Cyril and Methodius, is a distinct example of unity.

Saints Cyril and Methodius contributed, to a great extent, to the building of Europe, not only regarding its Christian religious community but also concerning its civil and cultural unity.

(Blessed John Paul II)