The Decree (Berat) for the Appointment of Bartolomay as Metropolitan Bishop of Dristra in 1739

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Pages: 89-98

Abstract:

In this paper Prof. Tjutjundzhiev, Doctor Habil. of History, presents the berat of the Metropolitan of Drastar Vartolomey of 1739 which has been included in the collection of Greek documents of the Bucharest Public Record Office. The author presents a facsimile, the text in Greek and its translation into Bulgarian. The document is of particular interest because it contains important information about: the rights and the duties of the metropolitans, the liabilities of the Orthodox population to the Patriarch, the assistance provided by the authorities to the metropolitans in exercising their functions, and some more data that adds to the already outlined pattern of the relations between the Ottoman authorities and the Orthodox clergy and laity.

Keywords:

berat, metropolitan, patriarch, Ottoman authorities, Orthodox rayah, Church taxes

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