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Renewal of the Ohrid Archiepiscopy
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The uniate movement is the first organized action for renewal of the
Archbishopric of Ohrid, after the Krim war. The movement enabled the
Macedonian eparchies to reject the power of the Vselenska Patriarchy.
They even presented their demands to the Turkish power, which is a foundation
for realization of the future Macedonian national program. The nomination
of Partenie Zografski (1820-1876)
for poljansko-kukushski episcopate in 1859, is the first triumph against
the Greek religious hegemony. The Macedonian people were bombarded with
Bulgarian and Serbian propaganda.
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Not only was there a struggle against the Constantinople patriarchy,
but there was also a struggle in replacing the Greek language and books
in the Macedonian schools and to apply the native language. The Bulgarian
intelligence manifested great resistance to the notion, particularly
the Constantinople colony. It was interpreted as an intention of secession
and autonomous development of the Macedonians. Partenie Zografski (1818
- 1876) born in Galichnik, a mitrolpolit of Doyran, strove to introduce
the Macedonian dialect of Galichnik into literature. He wrote two textbooks
in Constantinople Kratka sveshtena istorija (A short history) (1857)
and Nacholnoe uchenie za detsa (Basic Education for Children) (1859).
He translated the Opshirnoto zhitie na Sv. Kliment Ohridski (Comprehensive
Life of Clement of Ohrid) by Theofilact of Ohrid. He struggled to establish
the Macedonian Orthodox Church and the resumption of the Archiepiscopate
of Ohrid. He was not allowed to publish the national works he collected.
Dimitar Makedonski was a teacher. He published two textbooks in Constantinople
Kratka sveshtena istorija na Makedonia (A short history of Macedonia)
(1867) and Bukvar za upotreblenie v makedonskite uchilishta (An alphabet
book for Macedonian schools) (1867). Benjamin Machukovski of the village
of Machukovo, Gevgelia did not succeed in collecting a sufficient number
of buyers to be able to publish his Macedonian grammar.
