He hoped that religious ties with Constantinople would help keep his nation politically and religiously autonomous. The emperor decided to send Methodius and Cyril to Moravia.
कारण त्यांनी विश्‍वविद्यालयातून उच्च शिक्षण घेतले होते, ते दोघेही अतिशय प्रज्ञावंत अभ्यासक आणि भाषाविषारद होते.