(Saints Cyril and Methodius in Medieval Missals. Part One)

Abstract: This article examines the transformations of the Mass formulary for the feast of Saints Cyril and Methodius in the Diocese of Olomouc. Established in 1349 by Bishop John VII Volek in the synodal statutes, the feast’s dissemination was initially slow, with its formulary appearing in only one mid-fourteenth-century missal. The formulary’s author primarily drew upon texts for the feast of Saint Remigius. However, subsequent liturgical books did not adopt this form of the office. A different set of texts, including prayers specifically composed for the feast of Saints Cyril and Methodius, appears in the Missal of Sister Anežka, dating from between 1378 and 1385. Another variant of the formulary was established by the Olomouc Rubric, written in 1378, which Bishop John of Neumarkt (Ján ze Středy) ordered to be observed by all churches in the Diocese of Olomouc. However, it was only implemented in Brno from the 1380s until the second decade of the 15th century. The missals preserved in the library of the Metropolitan Chapter in Olomouc only partially follow this Rubric, incorporating prayers from the Missal of Sister Anežka. This Olomouc formulary spread to Brno in the 1430s and is also attested in the oldest printed missal of the diocese dated 1488.

Author: Lazorík, Eduard

DOI: 10.17846/CL.2025.18.2.90-103

Publication order reference: Mgr. Eduard Lazorík, Ph.D. et PhD.; Moravian Library, Kounicova 65a, 601 87 Brno, Czech Republic; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0204-917X

Source: Konštantínove listy, 2025, vol.: 18, issue: 2, pages: 90-103 (PDF file)

Keywords: CYRIL, METHODIUS, MIDDLE AGES, LITURGY, MASS, MISSAL, MORAVIA, OLOMOUC, BRNO

Language: SLOVAK

Recommended Citation:
Lazorík, Eduard. 2025. Svätí Cyril a Metod v stredovekých misáloch. Časť prvá (Saints Cyril and Methodius in Medieval Missals. Part One). In Konštantínove listy [Constantine’s Letters] 18/2, 90-103.