Ptolemy
03-27-2008, 01:39 PM
In 1715 was published in Paris a collection of memorandums by the title “Mouveaux memorires des missions de la Compagnie de Jesus dans le Levant. Those contained accounts of Jesuite missionaries who went to Levant (among them Greece) and most of them took place in 1714.
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One of these memos was written by Father Tarillon who visited Konstntinople, Smyrna, Thesalonike, Kavala, Thaso, etc. In reference to Thessalonike he wrote in his memorandum.
“The city of Salonica is one of the greatest and most famous cities of European Turkey. It has an eftapyrgion, meaning a castle with 7 towers, just like Konstantinoupolis. The number of Greeks is significant. There are also Armenian traders. All these Christians are not more than ten thousand souls. Jews are between ten to twelve thousands. They are infamous of being cunning. “
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So we have an account of 1715 verifying the Christian population of Thessalonike consisted of Greeks and Armenians.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/technotut/memoiresdejesusdanslelevant1714.jpg
One of these memos was written by Father Tarillon who visited Konstntinople, Smyrna, Thesalonike, Kavala, Thaso, etc. In reference to Thessalonike he wrote in his memorandum.
“The city of Salonica is one of the greatest and most famous cities of European Turkey. It has an eftapyrgion, meaning a castle with 7 towers, just like Konstantinoupolis. The number of Greeks is significant. There are also Armenian traders. All these Christians are not more than ten thousand souls. Jews are between ten to twelve thousands. They are infamous of being cunning. “
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/technotut/jesuitdocu.jpg
So we have an account of 1715 verifying the Christian population of Thessalonike consisted of Greeks and Armenians.