In 1687, a desperate plea reached the Vatican from Ottoman Aleppo. The French Consul Laurent d’Arvieux (1635–1702) wrote to the Propaganda Fide “that the whole Christian community of Aleppo would be grateful if you would deliver it
In 1687, a desperate plea reached the Vatican from Ottoman Aleppo. The French Consul Laurent d’Arvieux (1635–1702) wrote to the Propaganda Fide “that the whole Christian community of Aleppo would be grateful if you would deliver it