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What is the Cyrillic alphabet?

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The Cyrillic alphabet used in those countries today traditionally ascribed to St. Cyril was probably the work of his followers. It was based probably by Cyril himself upon the glagolithic alphabet which is still used by certain Croatian and Montenegrin Catholics. Feast: July 7.

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