Abstract: The aim of the current study is to present, interpret and apply the results of quantitative research focused on the perception and reception of the prominent representative of the secret Church, bishop, witness and thinker Ján Chryzostom Korec (1924 – 2015) among the communities of foreign Slovaks. Considering the fact that in 1990-2005 Korec was the diocesan bishop of Nitra, i.e. in the place to which history ascribes the designation “Methodius’ Seat”, and at the same time taking into account the fact that all his pastoral efforts have a distinct Cyrillo-Methodian character, the results of the research on the knowledge and reception of his person can be considered relevant also for the field of research on the Cyrillo-Methodian tradition. In the first part, the study focuses on the personality of Bishop Ján Chryzostom Korec as “Methodius’ successor”. At the same time, on the basis of an analysis of his extensive literary output, we prove the thesis that the Cyrillo-Methodian tradition forms the main axis of Korec’s mission as both pastor and thinker. The second part presents the results of the quantitative survey (630 respondents: 59.5% women (N = 375) and 40.5% men (N = 255) conducted from November 2023 to January 2024. These are complemented by a discussion section that shows the comparisons of the research sample according to gender, age and place of residence. The study concludes with a summary of the research applied to practice, offering four concrete suggestions within the context of the Slovak Cardinal and his Cyrillo-Methodian legacy to make the Slovak Cardinal better known to contemporary Slovaks abroad and at home.

Author: Šuráb, Marian – Judák, Viliam – Krupa, Jozef – Hlad, Ľubomír – Zemančík, Viliam – Maturkanič, Patrik

DOI: 10.17846/CL.2024.17.2.126-139

Publication order reference: prof. ThDr. Marian Šuráb, PhD.; Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology of Cyril and Methodius, Kapitulská 26, 814 58 Bratislava, Slovakia; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4977-1386, WOS Researcher ID: IUI-9520-2023, SCOPUS Author ID: 57352912000

prof. ThDr. Viliam Judák, PhD.; Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology of Cyril and Methodius, Kapitulská 26, 814 58 Bratislava, Slovakia; email:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4415-4776, WOS Researcher ID: AGV-9346-2022, SCOPUS Author ID: 57352912000

prof. ThDr. Jozef Krupa, PhD.; Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology of Cyril and Methodius, Kapitulská 26, 814 58 Bratislava, Slovakia; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2276-6010, WOS Researcher ID: HGR-1562-2022, SCOPUS Author ID: 57946165000

SLLic.Viliam Zemančík; Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology of Cyril and Methodius, Kapitulská 26, 814 58 Bratislava, Slovakia; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; SCOPUS Author ID: 58856597400

doc. ThDr. Ľubomír Hlad, PhD.; Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Arts, Institute for Research of Constantine and Methodius’ Cultural Heritage, Štefánikova 67, 949 74 Nitra, Slovakia; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; ORCID ID: 0000-0003-1690-0057, WOS Researcher ID: ADO-9252-2022, SCOPUS Author ID: 57247264500

prof. ThDr. Patrik Maturkanič, PhD.; College of Applied Psychology, Akademická 409, 411 55, Terezín, Czech Republic; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; ORCID ID: 0000-0002-1087-3847, WOS Researcher ID: AGV-3498-2022, SCOPUS Author ID: 57226468364

Source: Konštantínove listy, 2024, vol.: 17, issue: 2, pages: 126-139 (PDF file)

Keywords: JÁN CHRYSOSTOM KOREC, CYRIL AND METHODIUS, TRADITION, FOREIGN SLOVAKS, QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

Language: ENGLISH

Recommended Citation:

Šuráb, Marian – Judák, Viliam – Krupa, Jozef – Hlad, Ľubomír – Zemančík, Viliam – Maturkanič, Patrik. 2024. Perception and Reception of Ján Chryzostom Korec as the Successor of St. Method and a Representantive of the Cyrillo-Methodian Tradition Among Slovaks Living Abroad. In Konštantínove listy [Constantine’s Letters] 17/2, 126-139.