Η ΑΠΟΝΟΜΗ ΤΗΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΗΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΣΥΝΗΣ ΑΠΟ ΤΟΝ ΜΕΓΑ ΠΡΩΤΟΠΑΠΑ ΤΗΣ ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΗ ΒΟΥΛΓΑΡΗ (1738-1749)

Abstract

Files no. 35 and 36 from the archive of the Grand Protopapas of Corfu, Ioannis

Voulgaris, which comprise the basic source for the present study are titled as “records

of criminal cases, marriages, etc.” and contain a total of 58 case files from the

Christian orthodoxy justice. These records refer to Venetian-held Corfu during the

period 1738-1748 and document transgressive behaviors of the clergy, as well as

private disputes related to marriage (mainly divorce petitions), offering valuable

insights into the island’s history and more specifically, into the local Christian

The objective of this study is to examine the function of the Christian

orthodoxy law. archbishopric. It begins with an introduction to the

orthodoxy court within the broader framework of its coexistence with Venetian civil

courts and the Christian catholic historical context of the church and the legal status that prevailed in Venetian Corfu and

then categorizes and analyzes the case files in order to shed light on the judicial and

penal jurisdiction exercised by the head of Christian orthodoxy justice, Grand

Protopapas Ioannis Voulgaris.