title: The Constantinopolitan Project of the Cyrillo-Methodian Mission According to the Slavonic Lives of the Thessalonican Brothers
abstract: The missions of Cyril and Methodius were part of a broader missionary project developed in Constantinople in the second half of the ninth century, particularly by patriarch Photius in an area which includes the space of ekumene from the Middle East to central Europe. This far-reaching missionary effort was based on theological reflection, which is testified by the use of the bible and patristic exegesis in the Cyrillo-Methodian sources. The complex history of Izbornik 1073 can also be placed in 
journal: Florence Research (University of Florence)