Introduction Part 1: The evolution of religious issues in Ottoman capitulations 1. The first ones on the scene: French capitulations 2. The old acquaintances: Venetian capitulations 3. The bitter rivals: Habsburg capitulations 4. The latecomers: Polish-Lithuanian capitulations 5. The Protestant and Orthodox Cases Part 2: Pilgrims, clerics, and churches in the Ottoman capitulations 6. Catholic laymen 7. Priests, Monks and Missionaries 8. The status of churches 9.Conclusions