Editing Christianization (section)

=== Romania ===
In the last two decades of the 9th century, missionaries [[Clement of Ohrid|Clement and Naum]], (who were disciples of the brothers Cyril and Methodius), had arrived in the region spreading the Cyrillic alphabet.{{sfn|Pop|2009|p=252}} By the 10th century when the Bulgarian Tsars extended their territory to include [[Transylvania]], they were able to impose the Bulgarian church model and its Slavic language without opposition.{{sfn|Pop|2009|p=251}} Nearly all Romanian words concerning Christian faith have Latin roots (from the early centuries of Roman occupation), while words regarding the organization of the church are Slavonic.{{sfn|Pop|2009|p=249}}

Romanian historian [[Ioan-Aurel Pop]] writes "Christian fervor and the massive conversion to Christianity among the Slavs may have led to the canonic conversion of the last heathen, or ecclesiastically unorganized, Romanian islands".{{sfn|Pop|2009|p=252}} For Romanians, the church model was "overwhelming, omnipresent, putting pressure on the Romanians and often accompanied by a political element".{{sfn|Pop|2009|p=252}} This ecclesiastical and political tradition continued until the 19th century.{{sfn|Pop|2009|p=253}}