Nektarios Terpos

Nektarios Terpos (Greek: Νεκτάριος Τέρπος; late 17th-18th century) was a scholar and Greek-Orthodox missionary of Vlach origin. He came from a wealthy family and spend his childhood in Moscopole. As a missionary he travelled in Epirus, covering vast areas from Arta to Berat.^[1] in a period of increasing islamization.^[2] Terpos, together with Cosmas of Aetolia, was one of the major contributors of the religious and national awakening (Greek Enlightenment) of the Greek people under the Ottoman rule.^[3]

His main work named A Handbook called Faith (Greek: Βιβλιάριο καλούμενον Πίστις), was published in 1732. It was republished 12 times in less than a century (1732–1818).^[1]

Terpos will also be remembered for his work in the Ardenica Monastery (in Gr. Monastery of Panagia Ardevousa) where in 1731 he wrote a prayer in the form of a fresco. The prayer is in four languages (Aromanian, Greek, Albanian, and Latin) and is the first writing in Albanian found in an Eastern Orthodox Church.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} M. V. Sakellariou. Epirus, 4000 years of Greek history and civilization. Ekdotikē Athēnōn, 1997. ISBN 9789602133712, p. 316.
2. ^ Albrecht Wezler, Ernst Hammerschmidt. Proceedings of the XXXII International Congress for Asian and North African Studies, Hamburg 25th-30th August 1986. F. Steiner, 1992. ISBN 9783515048088, p. 455
3. ^ Peter A. Chamberas, George S. Bebis. Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain: a handbook of spiritual counsel. Paulist Press, 1989. ISBN 9780809130382, p. 18.
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