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ML-005.xml Guide to the Yorgi Kefalidis collection on Ephesus, 1899-2008 ML.005 Finding aid prepared by Jillian Slater Marian Library The Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute

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This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-12-21T09:42-0500 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Yorgi Kefalidis collection on Ephesus ML.005 The Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute 8.5 Linear feet (17 document cases) Bulk, 1960-2008 1899-2008 inclusive, circa 1960-2008 bulk The Yorgi Kefalidis collection on Ephesus contains his personal research materials on the ancient city of Ephesus, Turkey, and historical sites in and around the city and related individuals and events. A large portion of the collection includes materials pertaining to the House of the Virgin Mary (Meryem Ana). Collection is in French, English, Turkish, Greek, and Italian. Kefalidis, Yorgi Biography of Yorgi Kefalidis

Yorgi Kefalidis was a researcher and freelance journalist based in Athens, Greece. He began researching the ancient city of Ephesus, Turkey, and the nearby site of Meryem Ana ("Mary's House"), and related individuals and historical sites in the early 1960s. Mr. Kefalidis also visited Ephesus at least once during his research. He has published articles on Ephesus and Meryem Ana in L'Osservatore Romano, developed programming for Vatican Radio, and authored additional articles on related topics.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains research materials on the ancient city of Ephesus, Turkey, and historical sites and figures related to the city including an abundance of materials pertaining to the House of the Virgin Mary (also known as Meryem Ana Evi, in Turkish, and previously Panaghia-Capouli or Panaya Kapulu) and often simply referred to as Mary's House. The materials in this collection are primarily photocopies. The photocopies include correspondence, journals, photographs, maps, and texts relating to the first two discoveries of the site in 1881 and 1891 through the early 1900s. There is an abundance of handwritten photocopied material in the collection which may be difficult to read.

The collection also contains Mr. Kefalidis' personal correspondence, collected articles, periodicals, and a variety of research materials dating from the early 1960s to 2008. The majority of the correspondence is related to Mr. Kefalidis' requests to libraries and archives for information on Ephesus, Meryem Ana, and related individuals and historical sites. He also corresponded with clergy members serving at Meryem Ana. The collection contains Mr. Kefalidis' publications on Ephesus and Meryem Ana, photographs from his personal trips, additional collected photographs, photocopied images, postcards, brochures, ephemera, and hand drawn and printed maps.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into 7 series:

Series 1: Correspondence Series 2: Publications Series 3: Photocopied Texts Series 4: Texts and Articles Series 5: Research Materials Series 6: Additional and Oversized Materials Processing Information

The collection was processed by Jillian Slater in 2011.

Access to Materials

This collection is open and available to the public for research in the Marian Library reading room. The materials are non-circulating.

Preferred Citation

Yorgi Kefalidis collection on Ephesus, 1899-2008. Marian Library, University of Dayton Libraries, Dayton, Ohio.

Acquisition Information

Acquired from the American Society of Ephesus in 2010.

The materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). The materials are available for personal, educational, and scholarly use. It is the responsibility of the researcher to locate and obtain permission form the copyright owner or his or her heirs for any other use, such as reproduction and publication.

Custodial History

The materials were originally collected by Yorgi Kefalidis and acquired by the American Society of Ephesus circa 2000 before being acquired by the Marian Library in 2010.

Ephesus (Extinct city)--Buildings, structures, etc. Ephesus (Extinct city)--History Meryem Ana evi (Ephesus) Correspondence Series 1 1898-2008 Scope and Contents

This series primarily contains the correspondence of Yorgi Kefalidis. Much of the correspondence is between Mr. Kefalidis and clergymen serving at Meryem Ana, or in regards to Mr. Kefalidis' requests for research materials. Two folders at the end of the series contain photocopied correspondence, primarily relating to the founding of Meryem Ana in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Dates given on photocopied items are of the date of creation, not the date of reproduction.

Father Joseph Buttigieg 1 1 1991-2008 Father Filbert 1 2 1976-1998 Father Ignace de la Potterie 1 3 circa 1990-2003 Lazarist Archives 1 4 2002-2004 Father Pierre Mazou 1 5 1986-2003 Rectors of Meryem Ana 1 6 circa 2001 Various 2 1 1962-1998 Various 2 2 1988-2008 Various 2 3 1964-2008 Various 2 4 1964-2008 Various photocopied correspondence 2 5 1899-1906 Photocopied correspondence of Abbe Gouyet, unknown, Lazarist Fathers 2 6 1898-1909 Publications Series 2 1963-1998 Scope and Contents

This series contains articles written by Mr. Kefalidis. Some articles were published in L'Osservatore Romano and prepared for Vatican Radio. The series also includes correspondence relating to publishing.

Publication authored by Kefalidis 3 1 circa 1990 L'Osservatore Romano 3 2 1963-1987 L'Osservatore Romano 3 3 1963-1977 Radio Vaticana 3 4 1971-1998 Photocopied Texts Series 3 1858-2008 Scope and Contents

This series contains photocopies of early books, articles, and writings relating to Ephesus and Meryem Ana. The bulk of the texts date from the 1890's through early 1900's but additional items date into the second half of the 20th century. Noted dates are of original publication, not the date of reproduction.

The Christianity of the Turks and the Hellenism of Asia Minor, The Churches of Smyrna 4 1 1956 Journal of Father Lobry 4 2 circa 1916 De la Maison ou la Tres Sainte Vierge est Mort 4 3 1898 Mission de Smyrna, la Gerousie d'Ephese, Byzance et les Turcs Seldjoucides, Artemis d'Ephes et la Legend des Sept Dormants, Guide to Ephesus 4 4 1910-1960 On Early Panaghia-Capouli 5 1 circa 1905 Le R.P. Lobry et les Chefs de l'Armee d'Orient 5 2 undated Les Saints Lieux 5 3 1876 Various 5 4 circa 1890-2008 Various 5 5 1890-2008 Vincent Spaccapietra 5 6 1858 Texts and Articles Series 4 1971-2003 Scope and Contents

This series contains texts and articles primarily relating to Ephesus and Meryem Ana. Some articles are photocopied and some are original.

History of tourism in Turkey 6 1 1983-1992 The Assumption 6 2 circa 1997 Council of Ephesus 431 6 3 circa 1990 Holy Virgin 6 4 circa 1991-1998 Vita Missionaria 7 1 2003 Meryem Ana 7 2 circa 1990 Turkish churches, St. Georges-Blatt 7 3 1987-1993 Various 7 4 1960-2000 Various 7 5 1971 Research Materials Series 5 1967-2008 Scope and Contents

The folders, each on specific research topics relating to Ephesus and Meryem Ana contain a variety of resources including articles, correspondence, texts, images, and ephemera.

Anna Catherine Emmerick 8 1 circa 2005 Msgr. Descutti 8 2 undated Documentation on the name change from Panaghia Capouli to Meyem Ana 8 3 circa 1981-2003 Ephesus 8 4 undated Giovanni Boccella 8 5 undated John Paul II, John XXIII 9 1 1979 St. Lukes Tomb 9 2 circa 1990-2002 Sister Marie de Mandat-Grancey 9 3 circa 1990-2004 Mount Athos 9 4 circa 1990 Paul IV, Benedict XV 10 1 1967-2007 St. Paul 10 2 1971-2008 St. Paul 10 3 circa 1990 St. Polycarp 11 1 circa 1980 St. Paul 10 4 circa 1990 Fr. Pouget 11 2 circa 1999 Smyrna 11 3 undated Various 11 4 1971-1996 Various 12 1 circa 1987-1990 Violence against Christians in Turkey 12 2 circa 2000 Visions, revelations, apparitions 12 3 circa 2000-2008 Additional and Oversized Materials Series 6 1899-2008 Scope and Contents

This series contains additional materials collected by Kefalidis including books, newspapers, brochures, ephemera, bibliographies, prayers, notes, symposium proceedings, images, and photographs from his personal trip to Ephesus.

Books: Annales de la Mission No. 1,2,3 13 1 1899 Books: Annales de la Mission No. 445-448, 449-452 13 2 1947-1948 Book: Ephesus or Jerusalem 13 3 1897 Periodical: La Civilta Cattolica 13 4 1996 Photocopied Book: Delegazione Apostolica 13 5 2002 Ephemera: Pamphlets, brochures, booklets, photocopied book covers 14 1 circa 1971-1998 Brochures: Meryem Ana 14 2 1960-1982 Newspapers: Tomb of the Holy Virgin 14 3 circa 1981 Newspapers: Various 14 4 circa 1986-2007 Kefalidis Collection: Partial Inventory 15 1 circa 2008 Handwritten research notes: Various 15 2 1996 Bibliographies 15 3 1994-1999 Prayers 15 4 circa 1976 Symposium proceedings: Ephesus " The T-Shirt Story" 15 5 1998 Photographs and postcards: Kefalidis trip to Ephesus 16 1 circa 1980 Photographs: Syrian antepeniums, wallhangings, vestements, manuscripts 16 2 undated Photographs: Ephesus and Meryem Ana 16 3 undated Photographs: Byzantine churches of Constantinople 16 4 circa 1967 Photocopies of Photographs 16 5 circa 1890-1910 Images: Photographs, postcards, photocopies 16 6 1956-1991 Maps: Ephesus 16 7 undated Photocopied Text: Regarding the discovery of Panaghia-Capouli 17 1 undated Photocopied Text: Histoire de Panaghia Capouli 17 2 1905 Visions, revelations, apparitions 12 4 circa 2000-2008