“Letter” of metropolitan Meletius of Philadelphia as a source for the church history of Venice and the Ionian islands

The previously unpublished in Russian document written by Metropolitan of Philadelphia Meletius Typald, stands on the watershed in the history of the Greek fraternity of Venice and of Orthodoxy in Italy in the Early Modern period. It came to be the last known text that Meletius wrote as an Orthodox...

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Main Author: Alexey Yastrebov
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Language:Russian
Published: St. Tikhon's Orthodox University 2020-12-01
Series:Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия ИИ. История, история Русской Православной Церкви
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description The previously unpublished in Russian document written by Metropolitan of Philadelphia Meletius Typald, stands on the watershed in the history of the Greek fraternity of Venice and of Orthodoxy in Italy in the Early Modern period. It came to be the last known text that Meletius wrote as an Orthodox hierarch, therefore his pathos and circle of problems are noteworthy in the context of the subsequent steps of its author. The message not only touches upon the issues related to inter-Christian relations at the turn of the 17th — 18th centuries, but also introduces the reader to the topic of state-confessional relations, which is important not only for the Orthodox, but for the Catholic Church in the Venetian Republic. The state of the Orthodox Church in the Ionian Islands is evaluated critically in the letter, through the prism of applying canonical and administrative law in the moral life of the clergy and believers. At the same time, the author does not forget his political goal in revealing the shortcomings listed by him, insisting on the desirability of transferring to him control over these dioceses. For Russian history, this document is of interest, since it was written during the stay in Venice of Moscow stolniks (palace servants) sent by Tsar Peter to teach maritime aff airs. They met with Typald and left memories about the communication with him. And if Meletius was very sincere with Russian Catholics P. Rogovsky and P. Artemyev, he presented himself to B. P. Sheremetev and the navigators as a paladin of the Orthodox faith.
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spelling doaj-art-069b83e35ab14900bae37f6890db0f6e2025-08-20T02:03:42ZrusSt. Tikhon's Orthodox UniversityВестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия ИИ. История, история Русской Православной Церкви1991-64342409-48112020-12-019393139154http://dx.doi.org/10.15382/sturII202093.139-1546“Letter” of metropolitan Meletius of Philadelphia as a source for the church history of Venice and the Ionian islandsAlexey Yastrebov0Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences; 19 Ul. Dmitriya Ul’yanova, Moscow 117036, Russian FederationThe previously unpublished in Russian document written by Metropolitan of Philadelphia Meletius Typald, stands on the watershed in the history of the Greek fraternity of Venice and of Orthodoxy in Italy in the Early Modern period. It came to be the last known text that Meletius wrote as an Orthodox hierarch, therefore his pathos and circle of problems are noteworthy in the context of the subsequent steps of its author. The message not only touches upon the issues related to inter-Christian relations at the turn of the 17th — 18th centuries, but also introduces the reader to the topic of state-confessional relations, which is important not only for the Orthodox, but for the Catholic Church in the Venetian Republic. The state of the Orthodox Church in the Ionian Islands is evaluated critically in the letter, through the prism of applying canonical and administrative law in the moral life of the clergy and believers. At the same time, the author does not forget his political goal in revealing the shortcomings listed by him, insisting on the desirability of transferring to him control over these dioceses. For Russian history, this document is of interest, since it was written during the stay in Venice of Moscow stolniks (palace servants) sent by Tsar Peter to teach maritime aff airs. They met with Typald and left memories about the communication with him. And if Meletius was very sincere with Russian Catholics P. Rogovsky and P. Artemyev, he presented himself to B. P. Sheremetev and the navigators as a paladin of the Orthodox faith.https://periodical.pstgu.ru/ru/pdf/article/7192meletius typald stolniks venice administration stato da mar orthodox church ionian islandsмелетий типальд стольники венецианская администрация stato da mar православная церковь ионические острова
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“Letter” of metropolitan Meletius of Philadelphia as a source for the church history of Venice and the Ionian islands
Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия ИИ. История, история Русской Православной Церкви
meletius typald
stolniks
venice administration
stato da mar
orthodox church
ionian islands
мелетий типальд
стольники
венецианская администрация
stato da mar
православная церковь
ионические острова
title “Letter” of metropolitan Meletius of Philadelphia as a source for the church history of Venice and the Ionian islands
title_full “Letter” of metropolitan Meletius of Philadelphia as a source for the church history of Venice and the Ionian islands
title_fullStr “Letter” of metropolitan Meletius of Philadelphia as a source for the church history of Venice and the Ionian islands
title_full_unstemmed “Letter” of metropolitan Meletius of Philadelphia as a source for the church history of Venice and the Ionian islands
title_short “Letter” of metropolitan Meletius of Philadelphia as a source for the church history of Venice and the Ionian islands
title_sort letter of metropolitan meletius of philadelphia as a source for the church history of venice and the ionian islands
topic meletius typald
stolniks
venice administration
stato da mar
orthodox church
ionian islands
мелетий типальд
стольники
венецианская администрация
stato da mar
православная церковь
ионические острова
url https://periodical.pstgu.ru/ru/pdf/article/7192
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