Cyril was centuries ahead of his time and “incorporated not only his life but also ours in Europe many, many centuries ago, Macedonian President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova said Friday after the prayer service in honor of St. Cyril at his tomb in the Basilica of San Clemente in Rome.
“We have to respect that. Cyril was clear about the meaning of the word and the thought, because it means unification, understanding, listening and speaking,” added Siljanovska-Davkova.
The Macedonian President stressed that St. Cyril’s message that language is a code of understanding was proof that what he had in mind was to unify the Pan-Slavic world.
They belong to him and he belongs to everyone, Siljanovska-Davkova said after the prayer service also attended by Macedonian believers from Italy and Austria who came for the Ss. Cyril and Methodius Day.
