1453 AD Fall of Constantinople: The Orthodox Patriarchate Under Ottoman Rule
After the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, the Ottoman conqueror Muhammed II aimed to definitively regulate relations with his massive new Christian subjects. He decided to recognize the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, handing its reins to George Scholarius, renamed Patriarch Gennadius II. Gennadius was granted extensive rights and privileges over the Orthodox church and Christian […]