Family, clergy, conviviality and morality among the Greek-Orthodox in Izmir at the end of the Empire

► We use cases of divorce decisions reported to the Patriarchate of Constantinople. ► Weddings among people from different confessions or localities were contested. ► We study how locality and conviviality are transgressed in the name of tradition. ► We examine the role of the clergy in dealing with charity and the destitute. ► Related new perceptions of morality and efficiency among the clergy.