Abstract
On March 13, 1866 Archimandrite Grigorios Vegleris died in Constantinople. Vegleris was the chief priest of the Holy Trinity Church, the main Greek church in Odessa. His death appeared sudden and unexpected to many observers both in and outside Odessa. It was no coincidence, therefore, that rumors swirled around the circumstances that led to the demise of a popular (by all appearances) archimandrite. Was he poisoned? Was he beaten to near death by one of the most prominent Greek merchants of Odessa and his accomplices? Did he die of some chronic disease? The essay investigates the ways in which the Greek community of Odessa handled Vegleris’s death with the help of local state authorities. It also explores the ways in which death was instrumentalized by Vegleris’s family to promote the career options of their other offspring.
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