Russian Interests in Palestine, 1882–1914: A Study in Religious and Educational Enterprise

266 Pages·1963·4.775 MB·English

by  Theofanis George Stavrou

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RUSSIAN INTERESTS IN PALESTINE
1882 1914
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A STUDY OF RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL ENTERPRISE
BY
THEOFANIS GEORGE STAVROU
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
INSTITUTE FOR BALKAN STUDIES
THE S SALONI KI
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DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY
OF MY FATHER
GEORGE STAVROU (TSIPLAKI)

This book was the winner of a Mcknight Foundation
Humanities Award for 1Ô62

In this land of the Crusades, where the
different nations and religious denomina­
tions are perpetually clashing in rivalry,
Russia, the latest come, has already secured
a place all her own, as the champion of
Orthodoxy. If ever .the Moscovite eagle
should dip its wings in the waters of the
Mediterranean, these peaceful hordes may
help open the way for the conquest of the
new crusaders.
ANATOLE LEROT-BEAULIEU

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface 3
Chapter 1 The Historical Background 7
Chapter 2 The Russian Ecclesiastical Missions 25
Chapter 3 Founding the Russian Orthodox Palestine
Society ' . 57
Chapter 4 Good Works : The Orthodox Palestine Society
from 1882 to 1889 87
Chapter 5 Triumph and Transformation 115
Chapter. 6 The Palestine Society, 1889 -1900 : Part One 129
Chapter 7 The Palestine Society, 1889-1900: Part Two 149
Chapter 8 Last Phase, 1900-1914 171
Conclusion. 205
Appendices 217
Bibliography 221
Index 243