An Orthodox Atlantis: Bishoprics of the Patriarchate of Antioch in Eastern Anatolia (16th — 19th Centuries)

The article is devoted to the Greek Orthodox presence in Eastern Anatolia in the Modern period. The main sources of the research are historical works of the christian arabs, manuscripts, publications of archival documents, the press of the 19th — early 20th centuries. The objects of the analysis are bishoprics of the Church of Antioch in Upper Mesopotamia, Upper Euphrates valley and southern Georgian territories (Samtsckhe, Akhaltzih) included into the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Antioch after the Ottoman conquest. The research deals with demographic, linguistic and cultural situation of the local Greek Orthodox population, as well as reasons of their decline and disappearance.

Keywords

The Patriarchate of Antioch, Eastern Anatolia, the Ottoman Empire, Georgia, the Orthodox Arabs, the Pontic Greeks, the Chalcedonian Armenians

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24.08.2023

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20.11.2023

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GOST	Panchenko C. An Orthodox Atlantis: Bishoprics of the Patriarchate of Antioch in Eastern Anatolia (16th — 19th Centuries) // ISTORIYA – 2023. – V. 14. – Issue 10 (132) [Electronic resource]. URL: https://history.jes.su/S207987840028587-4-1 (circulation date: 24.08.2024). DOI: 10.18254/S207987840028587-4
MLA	Panchenko, Constantin "An Orthodox Atlantis: Bishoprics of the Patriarchate of Antioch in Eastern Anatolia (16th — 19th Centuries)." ISTORIYA 14.10 (132) (2023) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840028587-4
APA	Panchenko C. (2023). An Orthodox Atlantis: Bishoprics of the Patriarchate of Antioch in Eastern Anatolia (16th — 19th Centuries). ISTORIYA 14(10 (132)) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840028587-4

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