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Apokavkovo město
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On the demand of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palailogos confirmed the donation of the land of Apokaukos to the Monastery of Saint Nikita in Skopje (καὶ ἕτερον τόπον ἐπονομαζόμενον τοῦ Ἀποκαύκου, διήκοντα μέχρι τοῦ ἐκεῖσε ἱσταμένου τιμίου στ(αυ)ροῦ). In the Serbian translation of the charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective land is confirmed (I drugoje město nareč(e)noje Apokavkovo, ōpirajušti do kr(ь)sta).
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Banjane
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The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos donated the village of Banjane to the Monastery of Saint Nikita (χωρίον προνοιαστικὸν καλούμενον Μπάνιανιν) in ca. 1299/1300. In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective village is confirmed (I druga metohija i sela i zemlje iže su nareč(e)na imenemь sice: selo Banjane, pronija sь vsěmi pravinami jego). The Serbian King Stefan Uroš Milutin donated the Church (Monastery) of Saint Nikita near Banjane with villages, people and with Vlachs to the Tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Hilandar on the Holy Mount Athos (Togo radi da kraljev᾿stvo mi monastyirju vь Skopьskoi ōblasti crьkovь Svetago Nikity u Banjahь s᾿sely s ljudmi i s Vlahy). The forged transcript A of the collective charter of Stefan Uroš II Milutin for the Monastery of Hilandar reports that the village of Banjane was granted to the Monastery of Saint Nikita near Skopje and afterwards to Tower of Hrusija in the vicinity of the Hilandar monastery by the Serbian King (I dahь selo Banjane i sь vsěmi měnami,... To vʼse utʼvrьdivь i zapisavь dahь Svetomu Nikitě, a Svetago Nikitu dahь mojemu pirʼgu sь vʼsěmь jego utʼvrьždenijemь). The village of Banjane is mentioned several times in the boundary description of the village Klьčevišta preserved in the chrysobull charter for the Monastery of the Holy Archangels in Prizren (A megja Klьčevištemь: do visa us poljanu, megju Pьsi Dolь i megju hlьmь tere pravo na kolovozь, i koi putь ide ōt Banjanь pravo mimo selo Slivovikь, kako izlazi kolnikь na kamenikь na brьdo, i ōt tudu pravo u planinu putemь obь druge strane do crkvišta pri Kalopetrově lozě, a gorě uz dělь u planinu; a ōt Skopija megja, po srědě Dobrogo Dola, u putь u prěky koi grede ōt Čahra, i do mramora putemь koi grede uz Golihovo pravo u Banjane, ōt toga puti pravo u visь, koi ide megju Banjane i megju Klьčesvišta).
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Banjane, Local Road, hodos, put
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The local road of Banjane (ἀπὸ τῆς ἐκεῖσε ὁδοῦ τῆς Μπάνιανις; ot puti banjanьskoga) is attested in the years 1299/1300 and/or 1308 (?) in two charters of the Byzantine Emperors Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) and Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328).
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Dobri Dolь
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In 1299 the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos confirmed the donation (τόπον καλούμενον Τομπρόδολον). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the tower of Hrusija of the monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective village is confirmed (I drugo město Dobri Dolь). The chrysobull charter for the Monastery of the Holy Archangels in Prizren issued by the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV. Dušan refers to the village of Dobri Dolь in the border delimitation of the village of Klьčevišta (A megja Klьčevištemь: do visa us poljanu, megju Pьsi Dolь i megju hlьmь tere pravo na kolovozь, i koi putь ide ōt Banjanь pravo mimo selo Slivovikь, kako izlazi kolnikь na kamenikь na brьdo, i ōt tudu pravo u planinu putemь obь druge strane do crkvišta pri Kalopetrově lozě, a gorě uz dělь u planinu; a ōt Skopija megja, po srědě Dobrogo Dola, u putь u prěky koi grede ōt Čahra, i do mramora putemь koi grede uz Golihovo pravo u Banjane, ōt toga puti pravo u visь, koi ide megju Banjane i megju Klьčesvišta).
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Dol'neje Kuč'kovo
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On the demand of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palailogos confirmed the donation of the village Dol᾿neje Kuč᾿kovo with all rights to the Monastery of Saint Nikita in Skopje ((καὶ) ἕτερον τόπον καλούμενον τὸ Κάτω Κοσίκοβον μετὰ τῶν δικαίων ἀυτοῦ). In the Serbian translation of the charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective village is confirmed (I drugoje město nareč(e)noje Dol’neje Kuč’kovo, s pravinami jego).
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Dol’neje Kuč’kovo, Blato
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On the demand of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palailogos donated several meadows in the marsh called Lisice to the Monastery of Chilandar (Takožde i u Blatě u Lisičahь několikō nivija blizь). Blato points to a marshland of a dead river channel. The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos confirmed the donation (ὁμοίως περὶ τὸ ἐκεῖσε βάλτον, εἰς τόπον καλούμενον τὴν Λυσίτζιανιν, χωράφια τινὰ πλησίον τῶν δικαίων τοῦ Καλομένου).
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Dol’njaja Črьmnica
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On the demand of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palailogos confirmed the donation of the place of Dol᾿njaja Črьmnica to the Monastery of Saint Nikita in Skopje (καὶ ἕτερον τόπον λεγόμενον τὴν Κάτω Τζερμενίτζαν, διήκοντα καὶ αὐτὸν μέχρι τοῦ ἐκεῖσε πηγαδίου). In the Serbian translation of the charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective land or place is confirmed (I drugoje město narečen᾿noje Dol᾿njaja Črьmnica ōpirajušti do kladenca ježe jestь tu).
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Klustobista
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In ca. 1299/1300 the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) donated half of the village of Klustobistēs to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita (τὸ ἥμισυ τοῦ χωρίου τοῦ καλουμένου τῆς Κλουστοβίστης). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of half of the respective village is confirmed (I polь sela Klьčevišta). In 1347/48 the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (reigned 1331-1355) donated, with the permission of the Župan Radoslav, the village of Klьčevišta and its church of the Mother of God together with the hamlet Brodcь, vineyards, fruits, bought estates and all rights to the Monastery of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel near Prizren (I ješte priloži carьstvo mi crьkvi carьstva mi Arhaggelu sь hotěnijemь ljubimago vlastelina carьstvu mi Radoslava župana, selo Klьčevišta, sь crьkoviju Svetyje Bogorodice, i sь zaselkomь Brod᾿cemь, s vinogrady, sь ōvoštijemь, i s kupljenicami, i sь vsěmi pravinami, kako piše u hrisovulě Klьčevišt᾿komь što jestь zapisalь roditelь carьstva mi gospodinь kral).
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Lisiča
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On the demand of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palailogos confirmed the donation of fields near the muddy area at the the place called Lisiče in the vicinity of the properties of Kalomenos to the Monastery of Saint Nikita in Skopje (ὁμοίως περὶ τὸ ἐκεῖσε βάλτον, εἰς τόπον καλούμενον τὴν Λυσίτζιανιν, χωράφια τινὰ πλησίον τῶν δικαίων τοῦ Καλομένου). In the Serbian translation of the charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective land is confirmed (Takožde i u Blatě u Lisičahь několikō nivija blizь pravinь Kalomenověhь).
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Ljuběne
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King Stefan Uroš II Milutin donated the church of Saint Nicholas in the village of Ljuběne together with vineyards and watermills to the Monastery of Chilandar (I druga cr(ь)k(o)vь S(ve)t(a)go Nikoli ōbrětajušti se vь naměsti Ljuběni, s vinogradi i sь voděničijemь i pročego naměstija eže vь ōblasti jeg(o)). The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos confirmed the donation (θεῖον ναὸν εἰς ὄνομα τιμώμενον τοῦ παμμάκαρος Ἁγίου Νικολάου καὶ διακείμενον εἰς τὴν περιοχὴν τῆς Λουμπεανίνης).
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Ljuběne, Church of Saint Nicholas
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On the demand of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palailogos donated the Church of Saint Nicholas in the village of Ljuběne together with vineyards and watermills to the Monastery of Chilandar (I druga cr(ь)k(o)vь S(ve)t(a)go Nikoli ōbrětajušti se vь naměsti Ljuběni, s vinogradi i sь voděničijemь i pročego naměstija eže vь ōblasti jeg(o)). The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos confirmed the donation (θεῖον ναὸν εἰς ὄνομα τιμώμενον τοῦ παμμάκαρος Ἁγίου Νικολάου καὶ διακείμενον εἰς τὴν περιοχὴν τῆς Λουμπεανίνης).
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Ljuběne, Church of Saint Nicholas, Vineyards
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On the demand of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palailogos donated the vineyards of the Church of Saint Nicholas in the village of Ljuběne to the Monastery of Chilandar (I druga cr(ь)k(o)vь S(ve)t(a)go Nikoli ōbrětajušti se vь naměsti Ljuběni, s vinogradi i sь voděničijemь i pročego naměstija eže vь ōblasti jeg(o)). The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos confirmed the donation (μετὰ τῶν ἐν αὐτῶ ἀμπελίων καὶ μυλοστασίων καὶ τοῦ λοιποῦ τόπου καὶ τῆς περιοχῆς αὐτοῦ).
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Ljuběne, Church of Saint Nicholas, Watermills
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On the demand of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palailogos donated the watermills of the Church of Saint Nicholas in the village of Ljuběne to the Monastery of Chilandar (I druga cr(ь)k(o)vь S(ve)t(a)go Nikoli ōbrětajušti se vь naměsti Ljuběni, s vinogradi i sь voděničijemь i pročego naměstija eže vь ōblasti jeg(o)). The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos confirmed the donation (μετὰ τῶν ἐν αὐτῶ ἀμπελίων καὶ μυλοστασίων καὶ τοῦ λοιποῦ τόπου καὶ τῆς περιοχῆς αὐτοῦ).
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Lopušani
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The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos donated in ca. 1299/1300 the village of Lopušani to the Monastery of Saint Nikita (χωρίον καλούμενον τὴν Λούψιανιν μετὰ πάντων τῶν δικαίων αὐτοῦ). The localisation is uncertain and follows the suggestion of Kravari 136, s.v. Lopušani. In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian king Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective village is confirmed (iže nareč(e)noje selo Lopušani s pravinami jego). The forged transcript A of the collective charter of Stefan Uroš II Milutin for the Monastery of Chilandar reports that the village of Lopušani was granted to the Monastery of Saint Nikita near Skopje and afterwards to Tower of Hrusija in the vicinity of the Chilandar Monastery by the Serbian King (I dahь..i Lopušane,... To vʼse utʼvrьdivь i zapisavь dahь Svetomu Nikitě, a Svetago Nikitu dahь mojemu pirʼgu sь vʼsěmь jego utʼvrьždenijemь).
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Lumpotanion
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The village of Λουμποτάνιον (Ljubotěnĭ) is mentioned in a charter of the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) for the Monastery of Sveti Nikita in ca. 1299/1300 (πλανηνὴν εἰς τὸ Λουμποτάνιον μετὰ τῆς περιοχῆς αὐτῆς). The toponym is again attested in a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), which was issued at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos (Planina Ljubotěnĭ sĭ oblastijem si).
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Lumpotanion, Summer Pasture
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In ca. 1299/1300 the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) donated a summer pasture in the vicinity of the village of Λουμποτάνιον (Ljubotěnĭ) to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita (πλανηνὴν εἰς τὸ Λουμποτάνιον μετὰ τῆς περιοχῆς αὐτῆς). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective summer pasture is confirmed (Planina Ljubotěnĭ sĭ oblastijem si).
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Mērana
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In ca. 1299/1300 the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) donated the village of Mērana in (the župa of) Morava to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita (χωρίον διακείμενον εἰς τὴν Μοράβαν καὶ ἐπονομαζόμενον τὴν Μηράναν). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective village is confirmed (I selo u Moravě narekomoje Izmira). The forged transcript A of the collective charter of the Serbian King Milutin for the Monastery of Chilandar from the years 1303-1304 (or after 1331) reports that the village of S'mira in Morava was granted to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita near Skopje and afterwards to the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) in the vicinity of the Monastery of Chilandar by the Serbian King (i u Moravě selo S'mira ... To vʼse utʼvrьdivь i zapisavь dahь Svetomu Nikitě, a Svetago Nikitu dahь mojemu pirʼgu sь vʼsěmь jego utʼvrьždenijemь).
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Nerašta
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The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos donated in ca. 1299/1300 the village of Nerašta to the Monastery of Saint Nikita (χωρίον διακείμενον περὶ τὸν Πόλογον καὶ ἐπιλεγόμενον Νεράσταν). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective village is confirmed (I u Polozě selo Nerašta s pravinami jegō).
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Pobǫžda
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Tsar Constantine I Asen donated the village of Pobǫžda with vineyards, mills, meadows and all rights to the monastery of St. George-Gorg (Selo Pobǫžda sъ vinograd(i), sь nivijemь, sъ žrъn’kamoï i sь pašišti, sь vsěmi pravinami i prěžde zakon’noïmoï ih). The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos mentioned the village in ca. 1299/1300 when he donated a vineyard to the monastery of Saint Nikita (καὶ ἀμπέλια δύο διακείμενα εἴς τε τὸ Πομπόσδιν καὶ εἰς τὸν Λάκκον τοῦ Τουρίση). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian king Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of a vineyard near the respective village is confirmed (i vinogra(da) dva, jedinь o(u) Poboždi a drugy u dolu Pureševě).
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Pobǫžda, Vineyard
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Tsar Constantine I Asen donated the vineyards near Pobǫžda to the Monastery of St. George-Gorg (Selo Pobǫžda sъ vinograd(i), sь nivijemь, sъ žrъn’kamoï i sь pašišti, sь vsěmi pravinami i prěžde zakon’noïmoï ih). The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos donated a vineyard near the village in ca. 1299/1300 to the Monastery of Saint Nikita (καὶ ἀμπέλια δύο διακείμενα εἴς τε τὸ Πομπόσδιν καὶ εἰς τὸν Λάκκον τοῦ Τουρίση). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of a vineyard near the village of Pobǫžda is confirmed (i vinogra(da) dva, jedinь o(u) Poboždi a drugy u dolu Pureševě).
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Prěbužda
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In ca. 1299/1300 the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) donated the village (?, uncertain because of the Byzantine term "topos") of Prěbužda to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita (τόπον καλούμενον τὴν Μπρεμποῦσδαν). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective village (?, uncertain because of the Serbian term "zemlja") is confirmed (I zemlja narekomaja Prěbužda). The forged transcript A of the collective charter of Stefan Uroš II Milutin for the Monastery of Chilandar from the years 1303-1304 (or after 1331) reports that the village of Prěbužda was granted to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita near Skopje and afterwards to the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) in the vicinity of the Chilandar Monastery by the Serbian King (i selo Prěbuždu, ... To vʼse utʼvrьdivь i zapisavь dahь Svetomu Nikitě, a Svetago Nikitu dahь mojemu pirʼgu sь vʼsěmь jego utʼvrьždenijemь). According to Vassiliki Kravari the village of Prěbužda was located to the South of the village of Banjane.
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Prěbužda, Marble Quarry
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In a charter for the Monastery of Sveti Nikita issued by the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) in ca. 1299/1300 a marble quarry is mentioned in the boundary description of the village of Prěbužda (καὶ τῶν ἐγχωρίως καλουμένων Πυκνῶν Μαρμάρων). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the same marble quarry is mentioned again (I zemlja narekomaja Prěbužda: i počinajetь ōt puti banjanьskoga i idetь kь gradu Skopьskomu, i do gdě se zove Često Mramōrije, i ōpira se u rěku u Lepenьcь i kladenca Goliševa, i do města narekomago Želěznago, s perivolmi jego i s voděničijemь i s pročimi pravinami, jakože go jes(tь) drьžal drěvlje někto Žegrь Radomirь sь bratijam). The name of the microtoponym (Πυκνὰ Μάρμαρα, Често Мрамѡриѥ) suggests that marble was extracted at this very place.
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Prěbužda, Watermills
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The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) donated in ca. 1299/1300 the watermills near the village of Prěbužda to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita (μετὰ τῶν ἐν αὐτῶ περιβολίων καὶ μυλοστασίων καὶ λοιπῶν δικαίων). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective watermills is confirmed (I zemlja narekomaja Prěbužda: i počinajetь ōt puti banjanьskoga i idetь kь gradu Skopьskomu, i do gdě se zove Često Mramōrije, i ōpira se u rěku u Lepenьcь i kladenca Goliševa, i do města narekomago Želěznago, s perivolmi jego i s voděničijemь i s pročimi pravinami, jakože go jes(tь) drьžal drěvlje někto Žegrь Radomirь sь bratijami).
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Raduše
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On the demand of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palailogos donated the village of Raduše to the Monastery of Chilandar (Raduše, s nivijemь ježe .N. vretenь, eže jes(tь) kupila Borišica). The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos confirmed the donation (διήκοντα μέχρι τῆς Ῥαδούσης μετὰ τῶν ἐν αὐτῶ χωραφίων τῶν καὶ ποσουμένων εἰς πεντήκοντα στρέμματα, ἅπερ εἶχεν ἐξ ἀγοραςί(ας) ἡ Βορισίνα ἐκείνη).
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Radějevo
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The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos donated in ca. 1299/1300 the village of Radějevo to the Monastery of Saint Nikita (τόπον καλούμενον τοῦ Ῥαδέα). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective village is confirmed (I drugo město nareč(e)no Radějevo).
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Radějevo, Vineyards
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On the demand of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palailogos donated vineyards in and near the village of Radějevo to the Monastery of Chilandar (I drugo město nareč(e)no Radějevo s vinogradi i s voděničijemь i s dvoromь, ježe jes(tь) drьžalь někto Bratislavь). The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos confirmed the donation (μετά τῶν ἐν αὐτῶ ἀμπελίων καὶ μυλοστασίων καὶ αὐλῆς).
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Radějevo, Watermill
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On the demand of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palailogos donated watermills in and near the village of Radějevo to the Monastery of Chilandar (I drugo město nareč(e)no Radějevo s vinogradi i s voděničijemь i s dvoromь, ježe jes(tь) drьžalь někto Bratislavь). The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos confirmed the donation (μετά τῶν ἐν αὐτῶ ἀμπελίων καὶ μυλοστασίων καὶ αὐλῆς).
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Skopje
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The Bulgarian Tsar Constantine I Asen mentioned the town of Skopje in his donation of goods to the Monastery of St. George-Gorg (na brъdě Vir'gině prěmo Skopii grad(a) nadь Serěvǫ, vь grad(ě) Skopьskomъ). The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos mentioned the town of Skopje in his donation to the monastery of Saint Nikita in the years 1299/1300 (πλησίον [τῶν Σκοπίων]). In 1299/1300 or 1308 a Serbian version of a charter by Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian king Stefan Uroš II Milutin - confirmed the donations made by Michael IX (ō priloženi ježe vь Skopi ). In both charters the Upper Town of Skopje is also mentioned (kь gradu Skopьskomu/ἀπὸ τοῦ κάστρου τῶν Σκοπίων). The Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin confirmed the donations by Tsar Constantine I Asen and added new properties to the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg (svetago i velikago mučenika Hristova Gjeōrgiïa prěmo Skopiju gradu na Seravě na brьdě rekoměmь Verьginь). On 1 January 1345 the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan issued a charter in Skopje concerning the Tower of Hrusija on the Holy Mount Athos. In the period from April until August 1346 King Stefan Dušan enacted a series of charters in Skopje for several monasteries on the Holy Mount Athos, for Georgios Phokopoulos and for Dubrovnik. In the year 1346/47 the same King mentioned the town of Skopje in the foundation charter of the episcopal see in Zletovo (такодже и подвигосмо всечьстнѹю Скопию), which he most probably issued in Skopje itself. On 21 May 1349 Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan issued a charter for the anagnost Dragoje in Skopje. In the years 1354/55 the same Emperor enacted a charter in Skopje for the Church of the Presentation of the Theotokos in Arhiljevica.
Petančić mentioned it in 1522 as Scopia.
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Skopje, Upper Town, Church of Saint John Prodromos
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The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos donated in ca. 1299/1300 the church of Saint John Prodromos to the monastery of Saint Nikita (ἔδωκε δὲ [ὁ]μοί[ως] ἐν τῆ αὐτῆ μονῆ καὶ ἕτερον μονύδριον, άνεγερθ(ὲν) μ(ὲν) παρ᾿ αὐτοῦ, εἰς ὄνομα δὲ τιμώμενο[ν] τ[οῦ] τιμίου προφήτου Προδρόμου καὶ Βαπτιστοῦ). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian king Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective church is confirmed (I drugaja cr(ь)kva koju jes(tь) podvignulь tьi sam kral(ь) Iōana Kr(ь)st(ite)lja).
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Skopje, Upper Town, Church of the Holy Virgin Borišičina
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The existence of the Church of the Holy Virgin Borišičina is attested by a fragmentary charter issued by the Byzantine co-emperor Michael IX Palaiologos in ca. 1299/1300, through which he donated it to the monastery of Saint Nikita (μονύδριον διακείμενον μὲν καὶ τοῦτο περὶ τὸν αὐτὸν τόπον τῶν Σκοπίων, εἰς ὄνομα δὲ τιμώμενον τῆς πανυπεράγνου θεομήτορος καὶ οὕτω πως ἐπιλεγόμενον τῆς Βορισίνης). In a charter of the Byzantine emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian king Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the tower of Hrusija of the monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the possessions of the monastery of Saint Nikita in and near Skopje were confirmed, amongst others the aforesaid church and vineyards (U tomь Skopii drugaja cr(ь)k(v)i na ime S(ve)tije B(ogorodi)ce, Borišičina, s ljudmi čto se ōbr[ě]taju po(dь)nom i sь nivami i sь vinogradi).
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Skopje, Upper Town, Church of the Holy Virgin Borišičina, Vineyards
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The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos donated in ca. 1299/1300 the vineyards of the church of the Holy Virgin Borišičina to the Monastery of Saint Nikita (μονύ[δ]ριον διακείμενον μὲν καὶ τοῦτο περὶ τὸν αὐτὸν τόπον τῶ[ν Σκ]οπίων, εἰς [ὄ]νομα δὲ τιμώμενον τῆς πανυπεράγνου Θεομήτο[ρ(ος)] καὶ [οὕτω πως] ἐπιλεγόμενογ τῆς Βορισί[νης], μετὰ τῶν ἐν [αὐτῶ προσκ]α[θ]ημέν[ων] ἀ[ν(θρώπ)ων] καὶ τῶν εὑρισκομένων ἀμπελίων καὶ χωραφίων). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the tower of Hrusija of the monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective vineyards is confirmed (U tomь Skopii drugaja cr(ь)k(v)i na ime S(ve)tije B(ogorodi)ce, Borišičina, s ljudmi čto se ōbr[ě]taju po(dь)nom i sь nivami i sь vinogradi).
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Skopje, Upper Town, Monastery of Saint Nicetas
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The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos mentioned the Monastery of Saint Nikita near Skopje in the years 1299/1300 (πλησίον [τῶν Σκοπίων] εὑρίσ[κετ]αι μοναστή[ριον εἰς ὄνο]μα τιμώμενον τοῦ Ἁγίου μεγαλομάρτ[υ]ρος Νικήτα). In 1299/1300 or 1308 a Serbian version of a charter by Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - confirmed the donations made by Michael IX (ō priloženi ježe vь Skopi cr(ь)kva S(ve)t(a)go m(u)č(e)nika Nikiti vь metohiju).
It could well be that the scribe of the aforesaid Slavonic charter localised the Monastery of Saint Nikita wrongly in the vicinity of the Upper Town of Skopje, while it is to be found to the NW outside of the town, which is indicated by the Byzantine charter. The forged Transcript A of the Collective Charter of Stefan Uroš II Milutin for the Chilandar monastery reports that the deserted Monastery of Saint Nikita was found and re-erected by the Serbian king (I ōbrěte kraljevьstvo mi manastyrь zapustělь vь Skopʼskoi straně Svetago Nikitu ōtьčьstva mojego i napravihь jego). He donated it afterwards to to Tower of Hrusija near the Chilandar monastery (a Svetago Nikitu dahь mojemu pirʼgu sь vʼsěmь jego utʼvrьždenijemь).
The Church has an elongated cross-in-square plan, with a dome and interior which is divided into nine bays. The four bays that form a cross are barrel-vaulted. The calotte of the dome (made of brick) rests upon a high octagonal drum. The specific design of the sanctuary, which consists of the eastern arm of the cross, a short narrow bay and a semicircular apse, was imitated in Serbian fourteenth-century architecture, especially in Churches founded by noblemen.
The façades were built in alternating layers of bricks and ashlars. Also, the façade walls of the church are decorated with blind arches that rest on lesenes.
As supposed by researchers the Church was built by Byzantine master builders (influence came from the nearby Thessaloniki like the Church of Saint Panteleimon, the small Church of the Holy Saviour and the Church of the Panagia Elassona Olympiotissa in Elassona).
The building was fresco decorated in the 14th century (after 1321) by Michael Astrapas, the famous Thessalonian painter of the Palaiologan era, and his associates .
The Church had a parakklesion once situated in the Eastern section of the South wall and was dedicated to St. John the Baptist, and was fresco painted in the 16th century. It was a single nave edifice with the width greater than the length and it was demolished in 1928.
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Summer Pasture Plasь
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The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos donated in ca. 1299/1300 a summer pasture called Plasь to the Monastery of Saint Nikita (ἑτέραν πλανηνὴν ἐπιλεγομένην Πλὰς μετὰ πάσης τῆς περιοχῆς αὐτῆς).The context suggests that this summer pasture is located in the mountains in the east of the village of Ljubotěnь. In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the tower of Hrusija of the monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective summer pasture is confirmed (I dr[uga plan]ina Plasь sь ōblastiōm si).
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Sōsthnai, Summer Pastures
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The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) donated two summer pastures called Sōsthnai to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita in ca. 1299/1300 (ἑτέρας δύο πλανηνὰς καλουμένας Σώσθνας). The source-based context suggests that these summer pastures were located in the mountains to the East of the village of Λουμποτάνιον. In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective summer pastures is confirmed (Druzě dvě planině narekoměi Soštně).
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T(P)uri(e)šev dolь
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On the demand of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palailogos confirmed the donation of a vineyard a short distance away from Turičev dolь to the Monastery of Saint Nikita in Skopje (καὶ ἀμπέλια δύο διακείμενα εἴς τε τὸ Πομπόσδιν καὶ εἰς τὸν Λάκκον τοῦ Τουρίση). In the Serbian translation of the charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective land is confirmed (i vinograda dva, jedinь ou Poboždi a drugy u dolu Pureševě). The Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin donated a field on a abandoned vineyard in Turičev dolь to the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg ( Niva vinogradište vь Turičeve dolě, ōd rěke megju vinogradi i megju Vitanom, ta gorě na brěgь na Gomradu I. pogonь).
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Viništa
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The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos donated in ca. 1299/1300 the village of Viništa to the Monastery of Saint Nikita (ἕτερον τόπον καλούμενον Βίνισαν, διήκοντα μέχρι τοῦ ὄχθου τοῦ Σελκόβου). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian king Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective village is confirmed (Drugo město Viništa ōpirajušti do brěga Selkova).
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Vlach Katun near Klьčevišta
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In ca. 1299/1300 the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) donated a Vlach katun (κατοῦναν βλαχικήν) near the village of Klustobista to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita. The topography and the context suggest that the katun has to be localised to the North of the contemporary villages of Banjane, Kučevište and Pobožje. In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective katun is confirmed (i katunь Vlahь Svetago Nikite).
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Župa of Morava
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In ca. 1189/90 the Serbian Grand Župan Stefan Nemanja (reigned 1166/68-1196) incorporated Morava into his realm (Priloži že kĭ zemli otčĭstvïa svojego oblastĭ nyševĭskuju do konca, Lypljanĭ že i Moravu i glagoljemy Vrani, prizrěnĭsku že oblastĭ i Pologa oba do konca sĭ megami svoimi.). In ca. 1299/1300 the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) donated the village of Mērana in (the župa of) Morava to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita (χωρίον διακείμενον εἰς τὴν Μοράβαν καὶ ἐπονομαζόμενον τὴν Μηράναν). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the village of Izmira in Morava is confirmed (I selo u Moravě narekomoje Izmira). In the first quarter of the 14th century Morava was part of the Bishopric of Lipljan (po Moravě). The forged transcript A of the collective charter of the Serbian King Milutin for the Monastery of Chilandar from the years 1303-1304 (or after 1331) reports that the village of S'mira in Morava was granted to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita near Skopje and afterwards to the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) in the vicinity of the Monastery of Chilandar by the Serbian King (i u Moravě selo S'mira ... To vʼse utʼvrьdivь i zapisavь dahь Svetomu Nikitě, a Svetago Nikitu dahь mojemu pirʼgu sь vʼsěmь jego utʼvrьždenijemь). In 1342 the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (reigned 1331-1355) issued a charter in favour of the starec Ioanĭ in Morava donating to him the Monastery of Sveti Nikola Mrački for lifelong subsistence (u Moravě). According to Siniša Mišić the medieval Serbian župa of Morava is to be localised along the river Binačka Morava.
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