St. Gorazd was probably born in the Great Moravian Court south of Nitra. His name had old Slavic origin and it was typical for our region and the region of southern Slavs. It referred to a man who was “talkative”. He was educated in one of the monastery schools or capitulary school where he learned Latin. He was one of the colleagues of the Solun brothers Constantine and Methodius after their arrival to the Great Moravia. Because he was his close assistant, Bishop Methodius named him his successor. He allegedly pointed at him saying: „This is the free man of your...