Part 2. History through - The Handbook of the Oldest Slovak History" by Martin Homza
Source: https://www.brilla.sk/pdf/homza/The%20Handbook%20of%20the%20Oldest%20Slovak%20History/Handbook%20OSH.pdf?963
Pictures are from this book, which is accessible on the link.
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"We also know that the Moravians accepted Christianity from Reginhar, Bishop of Passau, around 831. But archaeological research shows that there were churches there before. Namely in an archaeological layer known by the rather unfortunate, but already established name of Blatnica-Mikulčice horizon. To sum it up again, St. Constantine and St. Methodius did come here"
Page 127:
"This invitation, however, does not come just “out of the blue.” We know
that before going onto the mission to the Slavs, St. Constantine had been
to a Mission to the Khazars. On his way, in Crimea, he found the relics of
Pope St. Clement of Rome. St. Clement of Rome is none less than the Pope
who is said to have written a letter to all Asian churches from the position of
Pope of Rome instructing them how to proceed. He is the Pope whose relics
prove the supremacy of Rome over all other Christian dignitaries. His relics demonstrate the superiority of the Bishop of Rome, the successor of St.
Peter, and his sovereignty over the whole Catholic universal church. Let me
translate this into plain and intelligible words Sts. Constantine Philosopher
and Methodius, they actually give Rome the greatest evidence that the Pope
is the highest Christian authority."
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Page 133:
"The second important thing is that the Pope John VIII declares Great
Moravia a fief of the Holy See. This way it made this realm equal to the East
Frankish Empire in terms of ecclesiastical law. From that time the Slovaks
were under the patronage of Rome, not of the Empire. The Czech lands/The
Bohemian lands, including Moravia, were included into the Holy Roman
Empire, but today Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Croatia, etc. were subject
to the patronage of the Holy See in Rome. Regardless of whether it was
Pannonian Stephen I, or Polish Mesco I/Mysko/Mieszko or any other ruler,
our territory’s sovereignty has been constantly emphasized throughout our
history. This can help us understand the circumstances and interests that
shaped Central Europe. The dominant force of this territory is the work of
the successors of St. Peter in Rome."
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"The given description corroborates expansion of Svätopluk I after 874.
Wording of the source clearly shows that the Moravians already had their
own oral tradition and talked about their glorious victories.
In another part, the biographer of The Life of St. Methodius gives more specific information about the direction of Svätopluk expansion:
“A very powerful pagan prince settled on the Vistula and began mocking the
Christians and doing evil. Communicating with him, Methodius said: ’My
son, it would be better for you to be baptized of your own will in your own
land, so that you will not have to be baptized against your will as a prisoner
in a foreign land; and remember me. And so it came to pass’.”
The Life of St. Methodius, chapter 10."
Wikipedia of Svätopluk I: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Svatopluk_I_of_Moravia
"Svatopluk I or Svätopluk I, also known as Svatopluk the Great,[a][2] was a ruler of Great Moravia, which attained its maximum territorial expansion during his reign (870–871, 871–894)
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Not long after his death Svatopluk's realm of Great Moravia collapsed in the midst of a power struggle between his sons and the intensifying Hungarian raids.[16][17]
Svatopluk, whose empire encompassed parts of the territory of modern Czech Republic (Moravia and Bohemia), Slovakia, Poland and Hungary, has occasionally been presented as a "Slovak King" in Slovak literary works since the 18th century, the period of the Slovak national awakening."
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