Как, кога и защо светите Кирил и Методий се появяват в църквата „Св. Войчех“ в град Познан в Полша – историята на две статуи на славянските апостоли

The Church of St Wojciech (Adalbert) is a special place in the city of Poznan – the first bishopric of Poland (968) in the era of Christianization of the Slavs. It is one of the oldest churches and the burial place of many outstanding figures from the history of Poland (among them Józef Wybicki, Heliodor Święcicki, Karol Marcinkowski, Feliks Nowowiejski). Saint Wojciech (Adalbert), the patron saint of the church, was the missionary who played a leading role in the conversion of the country of Mieszko I in 966. Saints Cyril and Methodius, on the other hand, although widely known as apostles of the Slavs and creators of the first Slavic alphabet, are not permanently recorded in the historical memory of Poland. An important role in the “revival” of their images was played by the Polish Pope John Paul II, who in 1980 declared them co-patrons of Europe and recalled their great services to the Christian Church in the encyclical Slavorum Apostoli, dedicated to them in 1985. However, in Poland there are not many traces – symbols of these saints and therefore even more surprising is their presence in the form of statues in the Church of St Wojciech (Adalbert) in Poznan, dating back to the 15th century. In this article I will try to answer the question of how, when and why these statues appeared in this place.