From: lyngos@aol.com (George S. Tsapanos)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.bulgaria
Subject: FR: LYNGOS RE: AXRIDA'S ARCH-BISHOPRIC
Date: 01 Feb 2000 18:30:41 GMT
Organization: AOL http://www.aol.comGood morning to all and...........what a beauty!!!
I am talking of course about a book, a book by the title ""HISTORY OF ANCIENT AND CONTEMPORARY MOSCHOPOLIS"" by Konstantinos X. SKENDERIS.
His first attempt to publish it in 1905 didn't have a succesfull end, due to the fact that the Turks, masters of the land those days, censored it to such a degree that its publication became worthless.
However in 1925 the author living by then in Florina, published the 2nd edition of his book with all the informations censored by the Turks plus many more. In it there is a chapter regarding the Arch-Bisopric of Axrida its History and its Bishops that actually were the Arch-Bishops of the area.
That area of course is the one full with mountains between the two Via-Egnatias, the upper beginning at the ancient port of Epidamnos or Dyrrachion (Durres) and the lower one beginning at the port of Aylon (Aylona). The areas between those two Roman routes were the first to be subject to the introduction of the Latin language once Makedonia has fallen around 150 B.C. Their language was modified into what became better known as the Mother Vlachian of all the other Vlachian dialects and idioms or better the KUTSOVLACHIAN language containing 52% of words of Hellenic origins including Homiric and Ancient Makedonian, and a little over 39% of words of Latin origins many of which were common in that language and in the ancient Makedonian. ( Lyngos posted the Homiric words and the ones common in the Latin and Ancient Makedonian language). From MOSCHOPOLIS after her Vlachs moved to the North --after the 1770s as we saw -- and brought with them that PURE LATINO-MAKEDONIAN language to KRUSOVO AND MEGAROVO-MONASTIRI. From SKENDERIS book I'll post selected paragraphs from the chapter "THE ARCH-BISOPRIC OF AXRIDA."
At times I'll use the term Arch-diocese as it corresponds better when references are made to other Bisoprics around Axrida. I will also indicate when there is mention of MHTROPOLITANS---EPISKOPANS ETC.
Remember that the language of the ARCH-BISHOPRIC was the Greek one, that of the gospel. The VLACHS were speaking at home the Vlachian and out of it the Greek, the SLAVS were learning the gospel in Kyrillos' or better in KLIMIS language. There are not mentions of ANY KIND OF A MAKEDONIAN CHURCH and I am talking from 284 A.D till the arrival of the SLAV SERBS who eliminated the ORTHODOX BISHOP OF KRUSOVO in 1914.
I will include all the available names of the Archbishops all the way to its abolition.
To the ones of you out there understanding the significance of such records and inforamtions I recommend to save the ones I am about to give you. You can not find them every day and I don't know if SNEGAROV has all the names in his book under the same title as the one above. Here we are. Translation by Lyngos, all the mistakes are mine........:))
Konstantinos X. Skenderis
Ancient and Contemporary History of Moschopolis.
Chapter 14th.
First Edition 1905
Second Edition 1925
Taken from the magazine "Aristotelis"
#153 May-June 1982.
The Ex-Bisopric was elevated, during the reigns of Bishop THEODORITOS in 535 A.D. with an Order (Neara) of the Emperor Justinian born in the area of LICHNIDOS ( AXRIDA) in the Makedonian Illyria, and became ARCHBISOPRIC called FIRST JUSTINIAN including MAKEDONIA SECUNDA (SECOND) and ALBANIA as it was known BEFORE the arrival of the Bulgarians.
152 years later the first Bulgarians arrived (L.note..remain to be seen what kind of Bulgarians they were) around 685 A.D during the reigns of KONSTANTINOS PWGWNATOS.
At that time for the first time was added the title of "BULGARIA" unknown during the times of Justinian.
And after the arriving of the SERBS was added the title of SERBIA too.
It became under Justinian by law an AUTOCEPHALUS Church that of the First Justinian and remained as such even after the arrival of the Bulgars in 685. According to Anna Komnene the Bulgars arrived in Lychnidos as raiders and re-named the city and the Bisopric by the name AXRIDA.
However being ETHNIKOI (non Christian believers), did not see the need to have an Arch-Bishop or even a Bishop till 865 A.D 180 years after their establishment when they became Christians with KIRILLOS and METHODIOS and they RE-ESTABLISHED the ARCH-BISHOP in Axrida of the FIRST JUSTINIAN.
Under him were the Bishops (MHTROPOLITANS) of:
VELEGRADWN--KORYTSAS and SELASFOROU--KASTORIAS--GREVENWN--SISANIOU--PELAGONIAS--VODENWN and of the city of TIVERIOU
and the Bishops (EPISKOPOI) of :
AYLWNOS--KANINWN--GORAS and MOKRAS--DEVRWN--PRESPWN--KITSAVWN--MOLESXOU--MOGLENWN and KATRANITSAS--VELESSOU--DEVOLEWS--KOLWNIAS before this last one was elevated in BISOPRIC (MITROPOLIS) of KORYTSA and SELASFOROU.In the UPPER ILLYRIA was created the ARCH-BISOPRIC of IPEKION (IPEK--PEK--PEC) which during the reigns of Emperor THEWDOROS THE LASKARIAN became also an AUTOCEPHALUS CHURCH.
Under this Arch-Diocese were the Bisoprics ( EPISKOPES) of:
DIAKOVA--GOUNISA--PLAVA--KLEMENTI--SKODRA--KROIA--MITROVITSA--PRISTINA--POTGORITSA and ANTIVAREA all the way to KALKADELI and also the Bisoprics (MHTROPOLIS) of :
RASKOPRESRENA--NYSSA--VELIGRADION--SKOPIA--VOSNIA--ERSEKION--UZETSA--KIOSTENTELIO--SAMAKOVO--GENI OR NOVI PAZAR--TZETINA (MONTENEGRO) and many more arriving being under Austria .Both ARCH-BISHOPRICS were abolished in 1767 and became part of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Last Arch-Bishop of IPEK was KALLINIKOS and that of Axrida the one from Pelagonia, ARSENIOS who gave his resignations.
The following informations have been taken from PELASGON where they were posted by professor P. KARAISKAKIS on May the 8th 1920
LIST OF THE BISHOPS AND ARCH-BISHOPS OF AXRIDA:
BISHOPS
FIRST PERIOD
BISHOPS OF LYCHNIDOS
-------------------------------------------------
St. ERASMOS (martyr) ................................284-305
ANTONIOS ................................ 353
LAURENTIOS ................................ 492
THEWDORHTOS ................................ 519
SECOND PERIOD
BISHOPS OF FIRST JUSTINIAN
---------------------------------------------------------
KATELIANOS..............................................535-550
Now according to some the Bisopric was elenated in Arch-Bisopric during his
times and not under Thwdorhtos.
VENETATOS....................................................550
IOANNIS...........................................................687THIRD PERIOD
ARCH-BISHOPS OF AXRIDA
------------------------------------------------------------
SYLVESTROS................................................860-870
GAVRIIL.........................................................870-879
GEORGIOS.......................................................?
ST. KLIMIS..........................................................914
ST. NIKOLAOS...................................................?
DAMIANOS.....................................................945-973
GERMANOS........................................................?
PHILIPPOS..........................................................?
DAVID...............................................................1016FORTH PERIOD
ARCH-BISHOPS OF AXRIDA JUSTINIAN FIRST AND THE REST OF BULGARIA
...................................................................................................................
IOANNIS......................................................1018-1026
LEO THE BENEFACTOR..............................1025-1058
THEODOULOS.............................................1058-1065
IOANNIS LAMPINOS.....................................1065-1068
IOANNIS (WHO DIDN'T DRINK WINE)..................1075
THEOFYLAKTOS THE GREAT............................1078
LEO THE MUTE.....................................................?
MICHAIL MAXIMOS................................................?
EYSTATHIOS.....................................................1134
IOANNIS KOMNENOS.....................................1143-1157
KONSTANTINOS.................................................1166
IOANNIS KAMATEROS........................................1213
DIMITRIOS CHOMATINOS................................1220-1234
IOANNIKIOS SERGIOS....................................1218-1241
KONSTANTINOS KAVASILAS ..........................1250-1261
HFAISTOS-IAKOVOS-ANDRIANOS-GENNADIOS......1289
MAKARIOS .....................................................1294-1299
GRIGORIOS .......................................................1316
ANTHIMOS METOCHITIS ..................................1328-1355
NIKOLAOS.......................................................... 1347
GRIGORIOS ......................................................1348-1478
MATTHAIOS...................................................... 1408-1410
NIKODIMOS .........................................................1452
DORWTHEOS.................................................... 1456-1466
NIKOLAOS--ZACHARIAS--PROCHOROS.............. 1533-1549
SYMEWN ..............................................................1649
NIKANWR ..............................................................1557 (?)
PAISIOS .............................................................1565-1572
SOFRONIOS ..........................................................1574
GAVRIIL .................................................................1586
THEODOTOS ..........................................................1588
IOAKIM ...................................................................1593
GAVRIIL ..................................................................1597
VAARLAMIOS .........................................................1589
NEKTARIOS ............................................................1604
PORFYRIOS............................................................... ?
ATHANASIOS.......................................................... 1606
NEKTARIOS ........................................................1616-1622
MITROFANIS .............................................................1623
PAFNOUTIOS DAVID................................................. 1624
IOASAF.....................................................................1628
AVRAAM ..............................................................1629-1634
MELETIOS ............................................................1637-1644
CHARITON ............................................................1644-1646
DANIIL.......................................................................1650
ATHANASIOS .............................................................1650
ATHANASIOS ..............................................................1653
GAVRIIL........................................................................?
DIONYSIOS .................................................................1655
ARSENIOS.................................................................. 1658
IGNATIOS....................................................................1660
ZOSIMAS................................................................1665-1679
PANARETOS................................................................ 1671
NEKTARIOS..................................................................1673
GRIGoRIOS......................................................................?
THEOFANIS...................................................................1676
ATHANASIOS OR AVRASIMOS ....................................... ?
MELETIOS...............................................................1676-1679
PARTHENIOS ...........................................................1679-1693
GRIGORIOS..............................................................1683-1688
ZOSIMAS ..................................................................1695-1699
RAPHAIL...................................................................1699-1702
IGNATIOS....................................................................1703
GAVRIIL.......................................................................1705
DIONYSIOS................................................................1706-1708
FILOTHEOS..................................................................1720
MATTHAIOS..................................................................1743
IOASAF....................................................................1714-1715
IOASAF....................................................................1716-1732
DIONYSIOS...................................................................1752
METHODIOS.............................................................1757-1759
KYRILLOS.................................................................1750-1762
IEREMIAS.....................................................................1763
ANANIAS......................................................................1763
ARSENIOS................................................................1764-1767After the Arch-Bisopric has been abolished Bishops under the title of PRESPA
and AXRIDA have been the :ISAIAS .......................................................................1779
KYPRIANOS............................................................... 1806
KALLINIKOS...............................................................1820-1846
IOSIF..........................................................................1847
DIONYSIOS--PARTHENIOS--IOANNIKIOS .....................1858
MELETIOS ( IN KRUSOVO OF MONASTIRI) .................1859-1879
ALEXANDROS
ANTIMOS THE ELDER
AMVROSIOS
PANARETOS ................................................................1896
ANTHIMOS THE 2ND
GERMANOS
IOAKIM
ANTHIMOS .....................................................................1914
WHICH WAS THROWN OUT OF HIS BISHOPRIC BY THE SERBS ONCE THEY ARRIVED IN
KRUSOVO.Thats it for today, use it properly.
Regards to all .............L.
"Vlachs..the Autochthonous
Of the Hellenic Peninsula"".
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