When the Sultan Met the Scholar: Mehmed II and Gennadius Scholarius
After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, Sultan Mehmed II did something unexpected: he sought out the city's leading Orthodox theologian, Gennadius Scholarius, and appointed him patriarch. This episode explores the relationship between conqueror and scholar — how Mehmed used religious authority to consolidate power, and how Gennadius navigated life under Ottoman rule. We discuss the Millet system, the famous dialogue between Mehmed and Gennadius on faith and reason, and the fate of the Patriarchate in the former Hagia Apostoloi. What did Mehmed really believe? And how did Orthodox Christianity survive the transition from Byzantine to Ottoman rule? Join Lucas and Luna for a story of conquest, compromise, and continuity.
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Fler avsnitt av Constantinople to Istanbul: How a City Changed the World — Fexingo History
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