Latin Catholicism in Ottoman Istanbul: Properties, People and Missions

Istanbul: The Isis Press, 2022. Paperback. New. 17x24 cm. In English. 205 p. PREFACE. Claudio Monge PART ONE.STATUS: LEGALITY AND CONFLICT 1. "I shall not take their churches and turn them into mosques": The Legal Status of Catholic Churches in Ottoman Galata as Prescribed by theʿAhdnāmes. Radu Dipratu2. An Endless Housing Dispute: Catholic - Muslim Conflict around the Yeni Valide and Arab Mosques in Galata (1693-1713).Kenan Yıldız PART TWO. PEOPLE: IDENTITY, REPRESENTATION AND RELATIONS 3. From Master to Minority: the Genoese of Pera-Galata across the Byzantine-Ottoman Boundary.Padraic Rohan 4. The Latin Vekil and the Vartaliti Family: Local Representation, Intermediary Work and Family Interests in Ottoman Istanbul (1844-1923).Gabriel Doyle 5. Patriarch Maksīmūs Maẓlūm's Reverse Missionary Entreprise during theTanẓīmātPeriod: Bringing the Greek Catholics back into the Greek Rite.Anaïs Massot PART THREE. CHURCHES: FOUNDATION AND TRANSFORMATION 6. Latin, Armenian, Ottoman: Shared Space and Material Culture in the Catholic Churches of Pera and GalataPaolo Girardelli 7. Notre-Dame Du Rosaire: Insights into the Construction and Contestations of the First Dominican Church of the post-TanẓīmātPeriodVanessa R. de Obaldía PART FOUR. EDUCATION: NATIONALISM AND MISSION 8. Italian Latin Catholics in late Ottoman Istanbul: Transnational Culture and National Education.Francesco Pongiluppi 9. The Inception and Development of the Educational Activities of the Salesian Congregation in Istanbul during the late Ottoman Period.Buğra Poyraz CONTRIBUTORS' BIOGRAPHIES.