Biserica Ortodoxa Sarba sub ocupatie otomana
The Serbian Orthodox Church under Ottoman Occupancy

Summary/Abstract: The report below briefly described the status of the Serbian Orthodox Church under ottoman occupation. This period literally began in 1389 with the battle of Kosovo Polje, and lasted until 1804, when the anti-Turkish insurgence led by Karadjordje Petrovici began. However, from the point of view of Church History and canonic Rights particularly, the crucial episodes of the history of the Serbian Orthodox Church under ottoman occupation were the fall of the Smederevo citadel, the last bastion of the medieval Serbian state, recommissioning of the Ipek Patriarchate in 1557 with the help of the Socolovici family, dissolution of the Patriarchate in 1766 and annexation of the episcopacies of the Serbian Church to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the insurgence in 1804 and finally - reinstatement of the Serbian Patriarchate in 1920. To sum up, five hundred years of slavery and survival against heavy odds, dominated by an Islamic state, hostile with Christianity.

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