The glagolitic alphabet is the old Slavic script that emerged in the second half of the 9th century and was in use in Croatian regions until the 19th century. The name comes from the old Slavic word “glagolati which means “to speak”. The Croats were the only nation in Europe to be granted special permission by Pope Innocent IVth in 1248. to use their own languge and script- glagolitic alphabet, during church services.