The Church of Constantinople in the Nineteenth Century: An Essay in Historical Research (Byzantine and Neohellenic Studies)

Ivan Sokolov’s work, first published in 1904, begins with a balanced overview of the situation of the Orthodox Church under Ottoman rule from the fall of Constantinople (1453) to the beginning of the nineteenth century. The author then gives a detailed description of the external situation of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from 1789 to 1900. This is followed by a discussion of the career and activity of each patriarch during this period, their relations with the bishops, their initiatives in the field of education, their regulations concerning marriage, and their work with parishes and monasteries. The book concludes with a thorough analysis of the administration of the Patriarchate during these years. Although written over a hundred years ago, this classic work has not been superseded. It is based on original sources, particularly on the patriarchal archives, to which few scholars have had access. No other existing study deals with the nineteenth-century Ecumenical Patriarchate in such a systematic and specific way. It constitutes an invaluable tool of reference. Translated from the Russian. Cover Contents Foreword by His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew Preface Foreword Introduction External Condition of the Church of Constantinople from the mid-Fifteenth to the late PART 1 The External Condition of the Church of Constantinople in the Nineteenth Century Chapter I External Condition of the Church of Constantinople from the Reign of Sultan Selim III t Chapter II External Condition of the Church of Constantinople from the Beginning of the Greek War Chapter III External Condition of the Church of Constantinople from the Issuing of the Hatti Sher Chapter IV External Condition of the Church of Constantinople from the Crimean War and the Issuing Chapter V External Condition of the Church of Constantinople in the Reign of Sultan Abdulhamid II PART II Review of the Activity of the Patriarchs of Constantinople in the Nineteenth Century Neophytos VII (1799-1801) Kallinikos V (1801-1806, 1808-1809) Jeremias IV (1809-1813) Cyril VI (1813-1818) Gregory V (1797-1798, 1806-1808, 1818-1821) Evgenios II (1821-1822) Anthimos III (1822-1824) Chrysanthos (1824-1826) Agathangelos (1826-1830) Constantios I (1830-1834) Constantios II (1834-1835) Anthimos IV (1840-1841, 1848-1852) Anthimos V (1841-1842) Germanos IV (1842-1845, 1852-1853) Meletios III (1845) Cyril VII (1855-1860) Joachim II (1860-1863, 1873-1878) Sophronios III (1863-1866) Gregory VI (1835-1840, 1867-1871) Anthimos VI (1845-1848, 1853-1855, 1871-1873) Joachim III (1878-1884) Joachim IV (1884-1886) Dionysios V (1887-1891) Neophytos VIII (1891-1894) Anthimos VII (1895-1897) Constantine V (1897-1901) PART III Patriarchal Administration in the Church of Constantinople in the Nineteenth Century Chapter I Administrative System of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in the First Half of the N Chapter II Patriarchal Rule in the Church of Constantinople in the Second Half of the Nineteenth C Glossary Index of Names Index of Places Index of Monasteries and Churches Subject Index A translation of the classic work by Ivan Sokolov, first published in 1904, on the history of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople in the nineteenth century. The book has lost none of its potency, and is still the authoritative source of information on the Church and community of that period.