Χρύσανθος Φιλιππίδης, Μητροπολίτης Τραπεζούντας, και «Ανατολική Ιδέα». : Απόπειρα ερμηνείας ενός πολιτικού ιδεώδους
Part of : Δελτίο Εταιρείας Μελέτης της καθ' ημάς Ανατολής ; Vol.Γ, 2011, pages 439-455
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Chrysanthos Philippidis, Metropolitan of Trebizond and the «Eastern Idea» : Interpretations of a polical ideal
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Since the early days of the foundation of the Greek State, the politics of the Great Idea led Greek Orthodox populations everywhere to disappointments of similar scale. As a result, groups, always short-numbered, shifted towards seeking an alternative statement to the official ideology. That alternative content is the one that the Eastern Idea has shaped into, at the beginning of the 20th century: instead of pursuing the unification of the Greek Orthodox populations into an independent national state, it aspired towards Hellenism's survival in the context of a renewed and multi-nationalist Eastern Empire. In this article, our course will track down that of Chrysanthos, Archbishop of Trebizond, the last among the advocates of the Eastern Idea. The manner in which Chrysanthos, as a historical figure, concerns us nowadays is always in his clergical capacity. However, the aspect of his actions, that are the subject matter of this article, is directly related to his active presence in public life. How does Chrysanthos percept the Eastern Idea in the context of his political life? On a second level, how does he make use of his Eastern ideology? The above questions are attempted to be examined based on the, parallel to his clergical route, geographical axis: Constnatinople - Trebizond. In the capital of the Ottoman Empire, his personality is moulded and he studies under the circle of the Οργάνωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως (Constantinople Organization). In Trebizond, in a more mature role,, undertakes the leadership of the Greek element, shaping his own "eastern course" in the Pontus question. The desire to save the Greek cells in Asia Minor survives, in Chrysanthos, even after the dramatic events of 1922 in a new form: his contribution to the efforts of the Centre for Asia Minor Studies constitutes the ultimate attempt to restore in collective memory what, on land, is irreversily lost.
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