fraternal order of the Holy Sepulchre
It was founded in 326 AD. Its aim was to provide service for the pilgrimages to the Holy Land. It is mentioned in fermans of the 15th century. The essential duty of the members of the order of the Holy Sepulchre were the travels for the financial support of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem. After a period of time they determined the routes followed, and as a result, the areas that each group of monks had to cover, which were also called “travels”. According to code 622 of the metochion of the Holy Sepulchre of Constantinople, the “travel” of Smyrna included in the period 1707-173, the dioceses of Ephesus, Smyrna, Methymna, Lemnos, Mytilene, and Philadelphia, as well as the archdiocese of Samos and Ikaria.
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