The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-20

The molly sHRINEs.-In a foreign paper we find a biz.
tory OF the holy shrines The possession of which is said
to be the chief of dispute between Russia and
Turkey From this learn that the sanc,uares
or churches built the site OF the great miracles of The
redemption were founded by ST. Helena and her son.
Constantine the Great. They were destroyed by The
sovereign of Persia in 6l4 established by the Emperor
Hsracus and years after OF bv
the Kaf Omar who permitted the faithful have acce,s
to them They were subsequently, destroyed by Amuaih.
and re-establshed by his mother Mary Christian. in
1909. About the middle Of the l4lh century. Rober.
King Of Sicily, purchased from the Sedan Of Egypt tho
sanc,uares, and placed them under the guardianship Of
the franciscan monks In the beginning OF the sixteenth
century the Holy Land conquered by Sem and the
treaty between his and Francis placed under
the protection of the Of France the holy places. az
we'll the monks who guarded them.
In 1857 serious collision took place between the
Greeks and Lains, in consequence of Greek pill.
xrms having pillaged the Latin convent of Jaa Com.
plants made to the Divan. and, after patient hear.
ing of the matter, the Lalns were expelled from the
Church OF the Tomb of the Virgin, and that OF Bethlehem
nd the Holy Sepuchre and other sanctuares PLACID
under the guardianship of The Greek monks From This
period the Lans gradually los! the prerogayes they had
previously possessed.
new cause Of discussion arose in 1903. The holy
sepulchro partly consumed by hre., The Greeks
claimed and obtained from the Porte the right 10 rebuild
claimed additional prerogatives but their architect was
accused of having intentionally destroyed the lombs Of
The kings Of jerusalem that had been preserved in the
church. and oil having used the materials in the
construction of the cupola Since then. disputes
have been frequent between the Lans and the Creeks.
and the Armenans proh,ed by their dssensons and
the cupdiiy OF the Mussumans, and purchased from The
Porte the enjoyment OF privileges which nierfered with
BOTH To put end TO these troubles an understand.
ing come TO by Louis XVIII who acted on The
ground Of his being the hereditary protector Of the
Catholics in the East and the Emperor Alexander, who
acted as the sovereign OF the greater number OF the
followers of the Greek church," TO endeavor obtain
arrangement from the Porte which, under the CON.
oned guarantee OF the three powers, might put an end
to the constant disputes between the Greeks and Lan.
might define the preroga,ives, and establish common
enjoyment. Negotiations were opened, and the two
ssents-one in behalf OF the French government and the
ohern behalf of the Russian government-were sent to
Jerusalem 10 collect information upon the subject They
returned with information which led to the hope OF At.
tanning satisfactory conclusion, when the negotiations
were interrupted by the Greek revolution which broke
out in 1891 The struggle for independence which fol.
lowed, and the agitation which survived the battle
OF Navarno, prevented the governments from resuming
these negotiations Boston Journal