Syncretism, a religious phenomenon that thrived in the popular classes during the Ottoman period associates with the action of dervishesand mainly the order of Bektashi. The Bektashi had established a mystic perception on religion; they denounced the bounderies of nationality, social position and belief. The Bektashi dervishes had classified Jesus Christ among the 124,000 prophetes of Islam thus forming an ibridian religion appealing to an uneducated crowd with no theologian background.
Syncretism supported the people's fratenity and the existence of a Father God. Also the Muslims had access to ritual of worship of the Christian saints (holy relics, holy water and churches). Virgin Mary, Agios Giorgis, Agios Dimitris and Agios Nikolas were highly respected by the Bektashi. Both Christians and Muslim rural believers frequented at the same places of worship and adored the wonder-working saint or the miraculous holy relics, regardless of the religion that claimed for them. The common difficulties brought Christians and Muslims together. For example, in draught spells Christians and Muslims organized litanies; a prayer would follow to honor the community that caused the rain fall. Some neo-martyres were worshiped regardless by Christians and Muslims -members of the same local society- since all hermites and saints offered love and spiritual support to every human being.