Greek Inscription in the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ōhrid concerning the Land and Movable Objects Inventory
Properties
| ID | 117526 |
|---|---|
| System Class | Source |
| Case Study | Byzantino-Serbian Border Zones in Transition (1282–1355) , Historical Region of Macedonia TIB 16 |
| Provenance | Byzantine |
| Source | Inscription |
Description
The greek inscription above the south entrance to the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ōhrid is an extract of the founder's charter. The inscription contains an inventory of moveable and immovable properties of the Church. It comes from the second half of 14th century.
literature
Subotić 1971 — 107-112Relations
Places (11)
| Name | Class | Begin | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beleastobon | Place | The church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ohrid owned a piece of land beneath Beleastobon (ἕτερον χωράφιον κάτωθεν τοῦ Βελεαστόβου). The village Beleastobon (Velestovo) is registered in the Defter for Nahija Ohrid between the years 1536-1539 and under the year 1583. | ||
| Belgostes | Place | The Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ohrid owned several properties near Belgostes (Velgošti). The church had a vineyard beneath Belgostes. The vineyard was from the east adjacent to the property of the priest Paulos and from the west to the possession, which belonged to the Church of the Saint John the Theologian in Ohrid (καὶ ἔτερον ἀμπέλιον κάτωθεν τῆς Βελγόστης, πλησίον ἐξ ἀνατολῶν ἱερέως Παύλου τοῦ νομιοδότου, ἐκ δυσμῶν πλησίον τοῦ ἁγίου Ἰωάννου τοῦ θεολόγου). The church owned also a garden near Belgostes. The garden bordered from the east side a road and was located in the vicinity of three properties (ἕτερον περιβόλιν εἰς τοὺς Βελλιγόστας, ἐξ ἀνατολῶν πλησίον τῆς ὁδοῦ καὶ ἐκ δυσμῶν τοῦ Νικολήτζα καὶ τοῦ ἱερέως Θεοδώρου καὶ ἐκ βορρᾶ τῶν παίδων τοῦ Τζαούσι). A piece of land beneath Belgostes in the possession of the church was bound by a road in the east and by a path in the south (ἕτερον χωράφιον κάτωθεν τῆς Βελιγόστης, πλησίον ἐξ ἀνατολῶν τῆς ὁδοῦ καὶ ἐκ νότου πλησίον μονοπατίου). The church held in possesion also another piece of land under Belgostes (ἕτερον χωράφιον κάτωθεν τῆς Βελιγόστης). The village of Velgošti/Velgošta is registered in the Defter for the Kaza Ohrid between the years 1536 and 1539 and in the year 1583. | ||
| Dbortzoi | Place | The Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ohrid possessed two vineyards near Dbortzoi. One bordered from the east on the property of the sons of Januta and round the street. The other was located above the street (ἀμπέλιον εἰς τοῦς Δβόρτζους πλησίον ἐξ ἀναταλῶν τῶν παιδίων τοῦ Ηανοῦτα καὶ γύρωθεν πλησίον τῆς ὁδοῦ, ἕτερον ἀμπέλιον αὐτοῦ, ἄνωθεν τῆς ὁδοῦ). | ||
| Leaskobtzos | Place | The church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ohrid owned a piece of land beneath Leaskobtzos. The property was bound by the estate of the church of Saint John the Theologian at Kaneo in Ohrid in the east and by a road in the west (ἕτερον χώράφιον κάτωθεν τοῦ Λεασκόβοτζου, πλησίον ἐξ ἀνατολῶν Ίωάννου τοῦ θεολόγου τοῦ Κανεβοῦ καὶ ἐκ δυσμῶν ἕως τῆς ὁδοῦ). The village of Leaskobtzos (Leskoec) is registered in the Defter for the Nahija Ohrid between the years 1536 and 1539 and under the year 1583. | ||
| Lokba | Place | The Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ohrid possessed an unused vineyard not far away from Lokba, which bordered from the east a road (ἔτερον χερσάμπελον εἰς τὴν Λόκβαν, πλησίον ἐξ ἀνατολῶν τῆς ὁδοῦ). | ||
| Lukotzerebe | Place | The church of Saint Constantine and Helena owned two properties near Lukotzerebe. One was a piece of land, which bordered the possession of the Priest Stephanos from the east and the land of Nikolaos Maminas from the west (χωράφιον εἰς τὴν Λουκοτζέρεβη, πλησίον ἐξ ἀνατολῶν τοῦ παππᾶ Στεφάνου καὶ ἐκ δυσμῶν πλησίον κὺρ Νικολάου τοῦ Μαμινοῦ). The second plot of land was in the vicinity of the public road from the east and the property, which belonged to the church of Saint Barbara in Ohrid from the west (ἔτερον χωράφιον εἰς τὴν αὐτὴν τὴν Λουκοτζέρεβιν, πλησίον ἐξ ἀνατολῶν τῆς δημοσίας ὁδοῦ, ἐκ δυσμῶν πλησίον τῆς ἁγίας Βαρβάρας). The village is mentioned in the fragmentary note on the back of the charter of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Church of the Holy Mother of God Peribleptos in Ōhrid from the 14th century (30 litrь voska i tarona što jestь u Lukočrěvě i te tamu u Trnově za adьrfato). The village is registered in the Defters for the Nahija Ohrid between the years 1536 and 1539 and under the year 1583 as Gorno Lokočeroj and Dolno Lokočeroj. | ||
| Parakastron | Place | The church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ohrid owned four patches near the place Keramaria in Parakastron. This land was in the vicinity of the property of Nentzos from the east. It bordered the possessions of the archbishop from the west (ἕτερα ζαγόνια δʹ εἰς τὰ Κεραμαρία εἰς τὸ Παράκαστρον, πλησίον ἐξ ἀνατολῶν ἕως τοῦ Νήντζου καὶ ἐκ δυσμῶν τῆς ἀγιωτάτης ἀρχιεπισκοπῆς). The church was also in possession of two other patches of land in Parakastron. The land was bounded from the east by the road and from the west by the properties of the Church of the Virgin Peribleptos (ἕτερον χωράφιον δύο ζαγόνια εἰς τὸ Παράκαστρον, πλησίον ἐξ ἀνατολῶν τῆς ὁδοῦ καὶ ἐκ δυσμῶμ τῆς Περιβλέπτου). | ||
| Pestzoi | Place | The Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ohrid possessed a plot of vineyard near Pestzoi (Peštani). This land was from the east adjacent to the property of the priest Stephanos and from the west to the possession of the Church of the Virgin Hodegetria (ἔτι δὲ κομματια αμπελον· εις τοὺς Πέτζους πλησίον ἐξ ἀνατολῶν τοῦ ἱἐρέος Στεφανοῦ ἐκ δυσμῶν της Ὁδηγήτριας). The village of Peštani is registered in the Defter for the Nahija Ohrid between the years 1536 and 1539 and in the year 1583. | ||
| Susitza | Place | The Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ohrid owned two pieces of land near a place called Susitza. This possession was in the vicinity of a road and of the property, which belonged to Theodoros Kubuklesios (ἕτερον χωράφιον εἰς τὴν Σούσιτζα, πλησίον ἐξ ἀνατολῶν καὶ ἐκ δυσμῶν τῆς ὁδοῦ, ἕτερον χωράφιον εἰς τὴν Σούσητζαν, πλησίον ἐξ ἀνατολῶν τῆς ὁδοῦ καὶ ἐκ δυσμῶν ἕως τοῦ Θεοδώρου τοῦ Κουβουκλησίου). The place name Susitza (Sušica) appears in the Defter for the Sanjak Ohrid under the year 1583. | ||
| Tarnobo | Place | The Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ohrid possessed an unused vineyard, which was from the east side in the vicinity of the property of Phapias and bordered from the west side a road (ἔτερον χερσάμπελον τοποθεσίᾳ Ταρνόβῳ, πλησίον ἐξ ἀνατολῶν ἕως τοῦ Φαπία καὶ ἐκ δυσμῶν πλησίον ἕως τῆς ὁδοῦ). The village is mentioned in the fragmentary note on the back of the charter of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Church of the Holy Mother of God Peribleptos in Ōhrid from 14th century (30 litrь voska i tarona što jestь u Lukočrěvě i te tamu u Trnově za adьrfato). Probably not identical with the village Trnova registered in the Defter for the Nahija Mokra under the year 1583. | ||
| Tzekobstina | Place | The Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ohrid possessed a vineyard in Tzekobstina (Čekoština). The vineyard was from east adjacent to the property of Pantapa. From the west the vineyard bordered on the land of the daughters of Kutzkara (ἕτερον ἀμπέλιον εἰς τὴν Τζεκόβστιναν, πλησίον ἐξ ἀνατολῶν τοῦ Παντάπα καὶ ἐκ δυσμῶν πλήσιον τῆς θυγατρὸς τοῦ Κουτζκάρα). |
Actors (12)
| Name | Class | Begin | End | Relation Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ianutas | Person | R: His children possessed a property near the vineyard of the church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ohrid (ἀμπέλιον εἰς τοῦς Δβόρτζους πλησίον ἐξ ἀναταλῶν τῶν παιδίων τοῦ Ηανοῦτα). | |||
| Kubuklesios Theodoros | Person | He lived in the second half of the 14th century. His property was in the vicinity of a piece of the land near Susitza, which belonged to the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ohrid (ἕτερον χωράφιον εἰς τὴν Σούσητζαν, πλησίον ἐξ ἀνατολῶν τῆς ὁδοῦ καὶ ἐκ δυσμῶν ἕως τοῦ Θεοδώρου τοῦ Κουβουκλησίου). | |||
| Kutzkaras | Person | R: His daughter owned a property near the vineyard in the possession of the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ohrid. The property bordered the vineyard from the west (ἕτερον ἀμπέλιον εἰς τὴν Τζεκόβστιναν, πλησίον ἐξ ἀνατολῶν τοῦ Παντάπα καὶ ἐκ δυσμῶν πλήσιον τῆς θυγατρὸς τοῦ Κουτζκάρα). | |||
| Maminos Nikolaos | Person | He was probably the son or the grandson of Mamin, who is mentioned in the first charter of Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Treskavac Monastery for the first time. His property was in the vicinity of a piece of land near Lukotzerebe, which belonged to the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ohrid. His possession bordered the land of the church from the west (χωράφιον εἰς τὴν Λουκοτζέρεβη, πλησίον ἐξ ἀνατολῶν τοῦ παππᾶ Στεφάνου καὶ ἐκ δυσμῶν πλησίον κὺρ Νικολάου τοῦ Μαμινοῦ). | |||
| Nentzos | Person | He lived in the second half of the 14th century. His property was in the vicinity of 4 patches in Parakastron, which belonged to the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ōhrid. His land bordered the possession of the church from the east (ἕτερα ζαγόνια δʹ εἰς τὰ Κεραμαρία εἰς τὸ Παράκαστρον, πλησίον ἐξ ἀνατολῶν ἕως τοῦ Νήντζου). | |||
| Nikolitzas | Person | Nikolitzas owned a property near the garden in Belgostes, which was in the possession of the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ohrid. The border with Nikolitzasʼ land was on the west side of the garden (ἕτερον περιβόλιν εἰς τοὺς Βελλιγόστας, ἐξ ἀνατολῶν πλησίον τῆς ὁδοῦ καὶ ἐκ δυσμῶν τοῦ Νικολήτζα). | |||
| Pantapas | Person | L: Pantapas owned a property near the vineyard in Tzekobstina (Čekoština). The vineyard was in the possession of the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ohrid. This land was from east adjacent to the property of Pantapas (ἕτερον ἀμπέλιον εἰς τὴν Τζεκόβστιναν, πλησίον ἐξ ἀνατολῶν τοῦ Παντάπα). | |||
| Phapias | Person | His property was in the vicinity of an unused vineyard near Tarnobo, which was in the possession of the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ohrid (ἔτερον χερσάμπελον τοποθεσίᾳ Ταρνόβῳ, πλησίον ἐξ ἀνατολῶν ἕως τοῦ Φαπία). | |||
| Stephanos | Person | O: Priest near Ochrid in the second half of 14th century L: His land was adjacent from the east to the plot of the vineyard near Πέστζοι (Peštani) in the possession of the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ohrid (ἔτι δὲ κομματια αμπελον· εις τοὺς Πέτζους πλησίον ἐξ ἀνατολῶν τοῦ ἱἐρέος Στεφανοῦ ἐκ δυσμῶν της Ὁδηγήτριας). | |||
| Stephanos | Person | Priest near Ochrid. His property was in the vicinity of the small piece of land in Lukotzerebe, which belonged to the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena (χωράφιον εἰς τὴν Λουκοτζέρεβη, πλησίον ἐξ ἀνατολῶν τοῦ παππᾶ Στεφάνου). He was identified as the ktetor of the Church of Saint Clement (Mali Sv. Kliment) in Ohrid in 1378. Most authors, however, reject this suggestion. | |||
| Theodoros | Person | He was a priest near Ohrid in the second half of the 14th century. His property was in the vicinity of the garden, which was in the possession of the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ohrid. The border to his land was on the western side of the garden (ἕτερον περιβόλιν εἰς τοὺς Βελλιγόστας, ἐξ ἀνατολῶν πλησίον τῆς ὁδοῦ καὶ ἐκ δυσμῶν τοῦ Νικολήτζα καὶ τοῦ ἱερέως Θεοδώρου). | |||
| Tzauses | Person | He lived in the first half of the 14th century. He had children. His children owned a property in the vicinity of the garden near Belgostes, which belonged to the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ohrid (ἕτερον περιβόλιν εἰς τοὺς Βελλιγόστας, ἐξ ἀνατολῶν πλησίον τῆς ὁδοῦ καὶ ἐκ δυσμῶν τοῦ Νικολήτζα καὶ τοῦ ἱερέως Θεοδώρου καὶ ἐκ βορρᾶ τῶν παίδων τοῦ Τζαούσι). Tzauses could be his name, but also a dignity, which he held. |