Early Cyrillic alphabet Bulgarian Empire in order to write the Old Church Slavonic language. The modern Cyrillic script is still used primarily for some Slavic languages and for East European and Asian languages that were under Russian cultural influence during the 20th century. Among some of the traditionally culturally influential countries using it are Bulgaria, Serbia, Russia, Ukraine. The earliest form of manuscript Cyrillic, known as "ustav," was based on Greek uncial script, augmented by ligatures and by letters from the Glagolitic alphabet for consonants not found in Greek. The Glagolitic alphabet was created by the monk Saint Cyril, possibly with the aid
Cyril Stuart elevated to the full Episcopate in 1934. In 1952, he returned to England as Rector of St Andrew's, Worcester. Four years later, on 19 October 1956, he was appointed a residentiary canon of Worcester Cathedral. He retired in April 1966. He died on 23 August 1982. His memoirs are stored within the National Archives Bishop Stuart University is named after him. Cyril Stuart Simon Cyril Edgar Stuart (27 November 1892–23 August 1982) was Bishop of Uganda from 1932 to 1952 before returning to England to be Assistant Bishop of Worcester. Born on 27 November 1892, Stuart was educated at Repton