The church is called kostol svätého Kríža, Chuch of the Holy Cross. The square, námestie, has the name of the two saints, Cyrila and Metod. In my ignorance, I had no idea who they were. It wasn't until I saw a video showing the history of the Devín castle that the mystery started to unfold. They were two brothers, Byzantine theologians and missionaries, born in Thessalonika in the 9th century. Cyril and Methodius, Apostles to the Slavs. They developed a script to translate the bible into Slavic languages which eventually led to the Cyrillic alphabet.
I look forward to their feast day, the 5th of July, a national holiday celebrating Slovak literature and culture.
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