Volume ΙΙ - 1948

Author Category Volume Page Year Language Fanourakis Ε. PAPERS AND STUDIES 2 454 - 468 1948 Greek Title Unpublished ecclesiastical documents from the period of Turkish rule, deposited in Heraklion Museum (part 3) Summary PDF Publication of documents from the Patriarchate of Constantinople to Crete in the period 1842-1865. These are: a) a letter from Anthemus V renewing the stavropegiac status of Kardiotissa Monastery; b) a letter from Germanus I ratifying the reinstatement of the Bishop of Cherronesus Meletius; c) a letter from Meletius III in reply to a congratulatory letter from the Bishop of Cherronesus; d) a letter from Anthemus VI replying to the elders of the town of Heraklion and the lay administrators of the Kardiotissa and Toplou Monasteries following the payment of contributions; e) a letter from Joachim II recommending episcopal provision for the operation of the stavropegic monasteries of the Episcopal See of Cherronesus; and f), a letter from Sophronius III condemning the custom of “adelphopoiia” or brotherhood.