(1706.05.22 – 1711.10.14), Bishop of Diocese of Pavia (Italy) (1711.10.14 – 1724.07.12), created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Popolo (1713.01.30 – death 1730.12.27) Fabritius Aurelius de Agostini (1712.10.05 – 1712.12.06) Giovanni Crisostomo Battelli (1716.10.05 – 1725.07.30) Giovanni Battista Gamberucci (1725.09.05 – 1738.11.28) On 1742.02.15 it was united (as a mere title) with the residential Diocese of Pavia (Italy). Since 1819.11.19 it is again suppressed as such and restored nominally as Metropolitan Titular archbishopric (highest rank, again). It is vacant for decades, having had the following archiepiscopal incumbents since: Jean-Paul-Gaston de Pins (1824.05.03 – 1850.11.30) József Krivinai Lonovics (1861.03.29 – 1866.11.27) Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier, Marists (S.M.) (1869.04.19 – 1871.12.21) Silvestre Guevara y Lira (1877.01.09 – 1882.02.20) Giuseppe Macchi (1889.04.09 – 1897.08.19) Paul Rubian (1900.02.24 – 1911.04.16) Bertram Orth (1908.10.01 – 1931.02.10) Frantisek Kordác (1931.07.21 – 1934.04.26) Gustavo Testa (1934.06.04 – 1959.12.14) as Apostolic Delegate (papal diplomatic envoy) to Egypt and Arabia (1934.06.04 – 1945), later created Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati (1959.12.17 – death 1969.02.28), Pro-President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (1961.10.04 – 1969.02.28), Secretary of Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Churches (1962.08.02 – 1965), promoted Pro-Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Churches (1965 – 1967.08.15), and next Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Churches (1967.08.15 – retired 1968.01.13) Gaetano Malchiodi (1960.01.26 – 1965.01.22) James Patrick Carroll (1965.10.15 – 1995.01.14) The legend of Ferhat and Shirin In its Turkish version, this classic tale of oriental folklore is held to have taken place in Amasya. The nearby mountain Ferhat is named for Farhad (Turkish spelling Ferhat), the hero of the legend, who for love of the princess Shirin (Turkish spelling Şirin) tried to win her father's favour and permission by tunnelling through the mountain to bring spring water to his palace. Sadly, while he was working he was sent the false information that Shirin had died; upon which he threw himself onto the rocks in his grief. And his beloved princess died soon after. The story has since become a play by Nâzım Hikmet, a novel by Talip Apaydın, and an opera by Arif Melikov. Climate Amasya has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) under Köppen classification and a hot summer oceanic climate (Doa) under the Trewartha classification. Also, Amasya is warmer than central Anatolia, and its weather is not as cold in winter months. It has a transitional climate between the oceanic climate of the Black