Hésychasme et restauration du patriarcat de Peć en 1557
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Turkish conquest of the Balkans prompted peace between Greek
and Serbian churches, while stimulating the spreading of isychasm in
Serbia, especially afrer 1375. Already in the earlier period isychasts
played an important role in religious and church affairs in Serbia. They were protagonists of the struggle aggainst agressive Catholic Church
and of unity of Church in otherwise disunited Serbia.
The restoration of Serbian state during the rule of Stefan Lazarevič
provoked new divisions. The isychasts’ attitude and cults, which were
not opposed to Turks, collided with the general climate of anti-Turkish
mood and with intensive national pride founded on the Saint Sava
cult. By their ideas on Byzantinization of Balkan peoples they also
promoted the expansion of the Ohrid archbishopry into the Serbian
ethnic area, while their conceptions were based on the wider version
of the Syntagm of Matija Vlastar.
In the first half of the XVI century, however, the attitude of
Turkish rulers changed in favour of Serbian Church, just as was the
case with the Greek Church. Influential in that was Mehmed Pasha
Sokolović, but also the national inner circle of Serbian Church, which
fucceeded to preserve spiritual and national feelings, as well as autonomy
of the Church.
and Serbian churches, while stimulating the spreading of isychasm in
Serbia, especially afrer 1375. Already in the earlier period isychasts
played an important role in religious and church affairs in Serbia. They were protagonists of the struggle aggainst agressive Catholic Church
and of unity of Church in otherwise disunited Serbia.
The restoration of Serbian state during the rule of Stefan Lazarevič
provoked new divisions. The isychasts’ attitude and cults, which were
not opposed to Turks, collided with the general climate of anti-Turkish
mood and with intensive national pride founded on the Saint Sava
cult. By their ideas on Byzantinization of Balkan peoples they also
promoted the expansion of the Ohrid archbishopry into the Serbian
ethnic area, while their conceptions were based on the wider version
of the Syntagm of Matija Vlastar.
In the first half of the XVI century, however, the attitude of
Turkish rulers changed in favour of Serbian Church, just as was the
case with the Greek Church. Influential in that was Mehmed Pasha
Sokolović, but also the national inner circle of Serbian Church, which
fucceeded to preserve spiritual and national feelings, as well as autonomy
of the Church.
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