The Latin Religious Orders in Medieval Greece, 1204–1500

418 Pages·2012·3.342 MB·English

by  Nickiphoros I. Tsougarakis

The Latin Religious Orders
in Medieval Greece
1204–1500
MEDIEVAL CHURCH STUDIES
Previously published volumes in this series are listed at the back of this book.
Volume 18
The Latin Religious Orders
in Medieval Greece
1204–1500
By
Nickiphoros I. Tsougarakis
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Tsougarakis, Nickiphoros I.
The Latin religious orders in medieval Greece, 1204-1500.
-- (Medieval church studies ; v. 18)
1. Monasticism and religious orders--Greece--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
2. Catholic Church--Greece--History.
3. Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
I. Title II. Series
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Contents
Illustrations ix
Acknowledgements xi
Abbreviations xiii
Transliteration of Names xiv
Introduction xv
Chapter 1. The Latins in Greece 1
Chapter 2. Cistercians and Benedictines 35
Chapter 3. The Franciscans 103
Chapter 4. The Dominicans 169
Chapter 5. The (Italian) Crociferi 213
Chapter 6. The Augustinian Friars 233
Chapter 7. Other Orders 263
Chapter 8. The Western Religious Orders in Greece 275
Appendix i. Regular Bishops 311
Appendix ii. Documents 323
Bibliography 345
Index 367

Illustrations
Figures
Figure 1, p. 125. The beautifully restored church of St Mary of the Angels (Η Κυρά
των Αγγέλων near Μορόνι) is a rare example of a rural Franciscan friary.
Figure 2, p. 135. The ruins of St Mary of Sisi of Cephalonia in the bay of
Λουρδάς in Εικοσιμία. Image courtesy of D. Garbis and T. Zafeiratou
Figure 3, p. 181. The recently restored Dominican church of St Peter the Martyr
of Candia, by the port of modern-day Herakleion.
Figure 4, p. 254. Anonymous, Miracle of St Michael, Athens, Byzantine and
Christian Museum. 1743. Courtesy of the Byzantine and Christian Mus-
eum. The painting depicts in the background the (now destroyed) friary of
St Mary of the Annunciation in the town of Corfu.
Figure 5, p. 259. The bell tower of the Augustinian friary of St Mary of the
Annunciation in the town of Corfu.
Maps
Map 1, p. 36. Cistercian abbeys.
Map 2, p. 79. Benedictine and Cluniac houses.
Map 3, p. 104. Franciscan convents.
Map 4, p. 168. Dominican convents.
Map 5, p. 215. Crociferi convents.
Map 6, p. 238. Augustinian convents.
Map 7, p. 262. Other orders.