„Catastiful” Mitropolitului Nichifor din martie 1740
The „Catastif” of Metropolitan Nicephorus in march 1740
Author(s): Costin ClitSubject(s): Cultural history, Museology & Heritage Studies, History of Church(es), Archiving, Social history, 18th Century, Biblical studies, History of Religion
Published by: Complexul Muzeal “Iulian Antonescu” Bacău
Keywords: Phanariot century; Moldova; gentlemen; Greek metropolitan; Peloponnese (Morea); catastif/ inventory; document; estates; houses; cellars; vineyards; gypsies;
Summary/Abstract: Church historians establish for the Phanariot century the Church of Moldavia as „the only institution in which the Greek element could not penetrate” and the occupation of the metropolitan seat of Iasi by a single Greek hierarch, „imposed, under exceptional circumstances, by the Phanariot lord of that time”, to which is added a Greek bishop to Roman. From Metropolitan Nichifor, originating in the Peloponnese (Moreea), perhaps born in Nauplia, a „catastif”/ inventory from March 1740 is preserved, which includes much of the wealth of the Metropolitan Church of Iasi: villages, houses, dugouts, cellars, places of houses, vineyards and gypsies. Metropolitan Nichifor distinguished himself by increasing the wealth of the Metropolia, supporting the printing press and schools, continuing the works at the assembly of the metropolitan cathedral.
Journal: Carpica
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: LII
- Page Range: 139-170
- Page Count: 32
- Language: Romanian
