Educational and Economic Activities in the Greek Community of Koritsa during the second half of the nineteenth century

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Adelais Ismirliadou

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The flourishing economy of the Greek community in Koritsa in the second
half of the nineteenth century was due to the development of trade, light
industry, and banking, all constituents of urban society.
The Greek schools and the community’s considerable educational and
cultural activity in general depended on the gifts and bequests of émigrants.
The well-organised schools —for which the Patriarchate and the local diocesan
authorities were responsible— strengthened the Greek citizens’ national consciousness
and helped to shape their cultural identity.

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