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''Ancient emperors, both Greek and Bulgarian'', founders of the Treskavac Monastery
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Information about the founders:
In the First Charter (Treskavac 1), King Dušan simply declares that he issues his decree in emulation of the ancient emperors, both Greek and Bulgarian who reigned over these regions before him.
Comment: Regarding the identification of "ancient Greek emperors," it should be noted that Prilep only gained significance for Byzantium during the time of Emperor Basil II. On the other hand, the conclusion drawn from architectural research that the oldest part of the katholikon of the Treskavac Monastery was built at the end of the 12th or during the first half of the 13th century allows for the possibility that the first Byzantine patrons of the monastery may be associated with the rulers from the Angelos dynasty – Isaac II (1185–1195) and Alexios III (1195–1203) – or with their relatives who ruled the Epirote Despotate during the first two-thirds of the 13th century. The Epirote Angeloi held Prilep from 1216 to 1230 and from 1241 to 1259. |
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''Previous emperors and kings'', founders of the Monastery of Treskavac
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In a concise exposition of the Third Charter (Treskavac 3), it states how King Dušan confirmed for Treskavac what previous emperors and kings had granted to it.
Comment: Regarding the identification of "ancient Greek emperors," it should be noted that Prilep only gained significance for Byzantium during the time of Emperor Basil II. On the other hand, the conclusion drawn from architectural research that the oldest part of the katholikon of the Treskavac Monastery was built at the end of the 12th or during the first half of the 13th century allows for the possibility that the first Byzantine patrons of the monastery may be associated with the rulers from the Angelos dynasty – Isaac II (1185–1195) and Alexios III (1195–1203) – or with their relatives who ruled the Epirote Despotate during the first two-thirds of the 13th century. The Epirote Angeloi held Prilep from 1216 to 1230 and from 1241 to 1259. |
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Alexios Angelos Komnenos
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Mentioned in the inscription above the main entrance into the naos of the Church of St. Panteleimon at Nerezi from 1164. He appears as a κῦρ in the inscription. Alexios was a man of
significant status in twelfth-century Komnenian society. He was a grandson of the founder of the Komnenian dynasty, Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118). Alexios Angelos Komnenos was one of five children of a military aristocrat, Konstantine Angelos, and the youngest daughter of the Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, Theodora. The only written records of his activity are the dedicatory inscription in his church, and the documents of the Church Council of 1166. |
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Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118)
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Maria, wife of Vego Kapza
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The wife of Vego Kapza is mentioned in the inscription above the southern door of the Church of St. Nicholas in Prilep. |
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Michael Glabas Tarchaneiotes
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One of the founders of the Treskavac Monastery. His patronage would relate to the construction of a two-aisled spacious nave and, likely, a bell tower, within whose ground floor, west of the katholikon, the main monastery gate was formed.
George Pachymeres made a reference to the monastery of Prisklabetza in Prilep (ἡ ἐν τῷ Πριλάπῳ μονὴ ἡ Πρισκλάβητζα) as a monastery founded or renovated by Michael Glabas Tarchaneiotes, one of the most prominent Byzantine military commanders during the reign of the early Palaiologan emperors. |
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Vego Kapza
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Mentioned in the inscription above the southern doors of the Church of St. Nicholas in Prilep as a donor. |