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A fter Methodius' death on the 6 th of April in 885, his successor Gorazd considered the continua... more A fter Methodius' death on the 6 th of April in 885, his successor Gorazd considered the continuation of the missionary work in Great Moravia as his sacred duty 1. Unfortunately, he had to face Methodius' fierce enemy, the German clergyman Wiching. This clergyman had persuaded the new Pope Stephen V (885-891) to prohibit the Slav Liturgy and accept the correctness of his teachings. He also succeeded in undertaking pastoral care of the Moravian Church 2. Meanwhile, the Moravian ruler Svatopluk wanted to settle once and for all this ecclesiastical quarrel and became an eager supporter of German clergy 3. He asked Methodius' disciples to submit to papal direction. After their refusal he gave Wiching the freedom to take action against them. The Germans captured about two hundred of the disciples, who were first thrown into prison and soon expelled from the land. Some of them were sold as slaves to Jews and ended up in Venice's slave market. Those who were sold as slaves were bought by the Emperor Basileios I and brought to Constantinople. Those 1. Among the numerous earlier works devoted to the history of Cyrillo-methodian mission one may mention: F. Grivec, Konstantin und Method. Lehrer der Slaven,
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