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Orthodox churches in Constantinople after 1453
Author(s) : Anastasiadou Meropi (3/26/2008)Translation : Tsokanis Anna (6/25/2008)
For citation: Anastasiadou Meropi, "Orthodox churches in Constantinople after 1453", 2008,Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, ConstantinopleURL: <http://www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=11730>
GLOSSARY
firman In the Ottoman Empire, an imperial edict or commission signed and sealed by the Sultan.
tanzimat The 19th-century reforms in the Ottoman Empire, which were inaugurated in 1839 with the edict of Hatt-i Şerif and came to an end with the Constitution of 1876. The reforms, which were considered an effort for the modernization and liberalization of the state, concerned every aspect of the political, social and economic life in the Empire. Of particular importance were the ones that equated legally Muslim and non-Muslim subjects.
wakf (vakif) A foundation, a grant of land or other source of income, including tax revenues, which was considered to be dedicated according to the sacred law (şeriat) and was used for religious and charitable purposes.
1. Ottoman policy on church building
1.1. From the Fall to the middle of the 19th century
1.2. From mid-19th century onwards
2. Church building in Constantinople after the Fall
3. The orthodox churches of Constantinople
3.1. From the 15th to the 18th century
3.2. From the 19th to the 20th century
4. The churches’ waqf status
5. Orthodox churches by other nationalities (non-Greek)
5.1. Russian, Bulgarian, Rumanian
5.2. The case of Turkish-speaking orthodox
6. The practice of church devotion
6.1. The Virgin Mary
6.2. St George
6.3. Other saints
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