- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 16:25, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
| DYK toolbox |
|---|
Petik and Sanos
- ... that influential Armenian merchants Petik and Sanos expanded the Armenian church, which was illegal to do in Ottoman Muslim Aleppo? Source: 1. Semerdjian, Elyse (2019). "Armenians in the Production of Urban Space in Early Modern Judayda", pp. 52-54:
"In 1616 and 1639, the prayer space was expanded to accommodate more worshippers at the time the Julfan population was at its height. The expansion of the Forty Martyrs church was no small feat; new construction of Christian space contravened Ottoman building regulations, yet expanding and renovating Armenian space was orchestrated by Armenians who exerted exceptional influence in this period." (and further Bedik and Sanos are described).
2. Masters, Bruce. Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Arab World: The Roots of Sectarianism (2004), p. 72:
"In gratitude, the Armenian merchants financed the construction of the Church of the Forty Martyrs (Surp Karsunk) in 1616 to house their catholicos. The construction of new churches was, of course, a violation of the Pact of Umar and we have a hint that it cost the Armenians dearly to build their cathedral." (Masters cites Sanjian, who writes in that place about Petik and Sanos)- Reviewed:
Created by Smpad (talk). Self-nominated at 17:36, 20 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Petik and Sanos; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
The hook is interesting and the article looks good. I'll review it more thoroughly, for now I have two comments:
- The way it's written now it sounds like they expanded the Armenian church as an institution rather than a specific church building. You could write "...expanded the Armenian church of Forty Martyrs, which was..." instead, for example.
- Do you think an image would be helpful? I see that the article about the church has quite a few images? Alaexis¿question? 14:02, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
- Alaexis, yes, I accept your correction. I don’t know, unfortunately, if it is possible to find interesting images of the actual parts that were built by the brothers. For example, the bell tower of the church in the photos dates back to 1902, not 1616. With respect, Smpad (talk) 17:20, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
The amended version is as follows. I've changed the last part a bit, let me know if you're okay with that.
- ... that the influential Armenian merchants Petik and Sanos expanded the Armenian Church of the Forty Martyrs in Aleppo, in spite of Ottoman laws that banned new constructions and expansions of churches? Alaexis¿question? 22:43, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
| General: Article is new enough and long enough |
|---|
| Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems |
|---|
|
| Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation |
|---|
|
| QPQ: None required. |
Alaexis¿question? 22:43, 20 March 2024 (UTC)