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Smolčić-Makuljević 2016a

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Svetlana Smolčić-Makuljević, Crkve i priložnici u treskavačkim hrisovuljama kralja Dušana, in: Zograf 40 (2016) 73-84.

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Name Class Begin End Relation Type Description
Arьgiropulь Lej Person Mentioned in the first (1334/1336), second and third charter (1343/1345) of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of Treskavec. The sources denote him as a kirь. He sold his manor in Krivogaštani to the Treskavec Monastery. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan confirmed the transaction in the first, second and third charter for the Treskavec Monastery (Stasь vь Krivogaštenehь, kupenica ōdь kirь Leja Arьgїropula).
Davidovь Dimitrij Person Mentioned in the first charter (1334/1336) of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of Treskavec. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan refers to him as kirь. He sold a 60 kьbьl large manor in Gligorovci near Maly Mramorane to the brother of Theōdorь, the Hegumen of the Treskavec Monastery. The brother of the hegumen bestowed the land to the Treskavec Monastery. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan confirmed the donation in the first charter for the Treskavec Monastery (Stasь u Gligorovьcehь igumna brata Theōdorova vь Malihь Mramoraněhь, kupenica ōdь kirь Dimitrija Davidova kьblomь .ksi. – mь).
Dimit(a)rь Person Mentioned in the first charter (1334/1336) of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of Treskavec. The charter refers to hims as kirь. He bought an estate near the village Dupijačanje. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan donated the property of kirь Dimit(a)rь to the Treskavec Monastery (Selo Dupijačanje sь ljudmi i sь nivijemь i sь vinogrady i sь kupenicami ōtь kirь Dimitra i ōtь kirь Jaka i ōtь kirь Vasilě).
Dragomanь (1) Person Mentioned in the second and third charter (1343/1345) of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of Treskavec. He was a kastrofilakь (the commander of the fortress/town responsible for its maintenance). He donated the settlement site Komarьčěne with all its rights to the Treskavec Monastery. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan confirmed his gift in the second charter for Monastery of Treskevec (Selište Komarьčěne, što pridade Dragomanь kastrofilakь sь vsěmi pravinami). He probably owned a vineyard. This property was given to the Treskavec Monastery by the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (vinogradь kastrofilakovь pod Stěnkь).
Eksefilinь Person Mentioned in the second and third charter (1343/1345) of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of Treskavec. He sold a courtyard with houses and a granary in the town Prilep to the Treskavec Monastery (I ešte u gradu Prilepě dvorь s kukijemь i žitiicomь, kupenica ōtь Eksefilina). He owned a field near the village Běla Crьkva. He donated it to the Treskavec Monastery. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan confirmed the gift in the second charter for the Treskavec Monastery (Selo Běla Crьkva sь nivijemь, sь vinogrady sь voděničijemь, sь kupenicami. Niva Unьzereva kon Bělu Crьkvu; i druga Eksefilinova konь crьkve jože tь priloži; i Topila jože dade Kalojanь Pečkopulь za dušu).
Gradislavь (1) Person Mentioned in the sources from 1333 to 1379/1380. He was the son of Boril (Gradislauo Borilli). Vojvoda Gradislav (or vexillifer Gradislau, son of Boril in the Latin version of the document) signed along with the Metropolitan of Prizren Arsenije, Kaznac Baldovin, Župan Vratko, Knez Grgur Kurjaković, Stavilac Miloš, Vojvoda Dejan Manjak, Gradislav Sušenica, Nikola Buća, and Archdeacon Marin Baranić in Polog the charter issed by Stefan Uroš IV Dušan from the 22. January 1333 regarding the sale of Ston to the city of Dubrovnik (A tu imь milostь učini kraljevstvo mi u Polozie vь lětoь 6833 měseca ženvara 2 i 2 danь. A tui běhu: sveōsvešni jepiskupь prizrěnski Arsenie, kaznacь Balьdovinь, voevoda Gradisavь, županь Vratkō, knezь Grьgurь Kurjakovićь, stavilacь Miloš, vo(e)voda Deganь Manijaakь, Gradisavь Sušenica, Nikola Bučga, arhidjak Marinь Baraninь/ Actum est hoc datum in Pollogo, presentibus uenerabili patris, domino Arsenio, episcopo Prisirenensis, ac nobilibus viris, casneçio Baldouino, Gradislauo Borilli, uexillifero, çuppano Vratcho, comitate Gregorio Curiaçi, staluileçio Milosio Voyni, uoieuoda Deiano Maniiacho, stauileçio Gradislauo Suseniçe, Nicolao Buchia, archidiacono Antibarensis et Marino Miroslai Antibarensis, et aliis quam pluribus currente anno Domini, millesimo, trecentessimo tercio decimo tercio, mensis Januari uigessimo secundio die, indictione prima). Gradislav bearing the title of tepčija donated the settlement site Běla Vodica with all rights to the Monastery of Treskavec. This donation was confirmed by the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan in the second charter for the Monastery in Treskavec (Selište Běla Vodica sь vsěmi pravinami, što priloži tepci Gradislavь). Gradislav figures again in the charter of Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of the Holy Archangels in Prizren issued probably in August 1347. As tepčija he confirmed the boundary mark of the land Trstena during the reign of the Stefan Uroš III Dečanski (i sь zemlomь na Trьstěnoi što si jestь drьžalь u roditelь carьstva mi, i što mu je utesalь tepʼči Gradislav i igumьnь carьstva mi). In 1352 the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan sent to the Byzantine Emperor John V Palaiologos an auxiliary cavalry force under the command of Borilović, who was in charge of the office of kaznac. They fought together against John VI Kantakuzenos and the horsemen of Orhan I in the battle of Didymoteichon. According to Kantakuzenos almost all 7,000 Serbs fell at the battle and the kaznac could escape only with a small number of troops (γενομένου δὲ ἐκεῖ τοῦ βασιλέως ἀδελφοῦ, ἡ στρατιὰ ἐξεπέμφθη παρασκευασθεῖσα ἑπτακισχίλιοι ἱππεῖς, ὧν ἐστρατήγει Κασνιτζὸς ὁ Μποριλοβίκης προσαγορευόμενος, ἐκ τῶν ἐπιφανεστάτων μάλιστα ὢν τῶν παρὰ Τριβαλοῖς… Κασνιτζὸς δὲ ὁ στρατηγὸς μετά τινων εὐαριθμήτων ἠδυνήθη διαδρᾶναι, τῶν ἄλλων ἁπάντων τῶν μὲν πεσόντων, τῶν δ’ ἑαλωκότων). It is not clear, if Borilović is the same person as Gradislav. Naumov suggests, that Borilović was in fact his brother or close relative. He owned the village Jelašnica. The Serbian Despot Lazar donated in 1379/1380 the village Jelašnica, which belonged previously to Gradislav, with church, boundaries, hamlets and all right to the Hilandar Monastery. The Serbian Patriarch Spiridon confirmed in 1380 the wording of the deed of Lazar (selo Elʼšanica Gradisava tepčije i sь crьkviju i s megami i zaselci, s pravinami sela togo). Gradislav was probably buried in the Treskavec monastery. This was proposed by Gligorijević on the grounds of an inscription under the ktetor composition of a man carrying a church model and his wife preserved on the western facade of the parekklesion of the Treskavec monastery (τοῦ τεπέτζηα καὶ κτήτορος τοῦδε τοῦ ναοῦ). On the sheet 436 of the pomenik of the Church of the Holy Virgin Ljeviška in Prizren, the pomen of Peter kaznac Gradislav is mentioned. It might be suggested that Peter was the monk name of Gradislav. Highly questionable is the suggestion of Branka Ivanić, which identifies Gradislav with the bearer of the goldring in the collection of the National Museum in Belgrade. The inscription along the rim of the goldring reads namely Gradislav čelnik.
Komnini Erini Person Mentioned in the third charter (1343/1345) of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of Treskavec. The source denotes her as kïra. She was the wife of an unknown megas papias (žena golěmoga papie). She donated the second half of the settlement site Dlьga Vsi to the Treskavec Monastery. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan confirmed the gift of her in the third charter (1343/1345) of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of Treskavec (I polovinu ōtь Dlьge Vsi što dade kïra Erini Komnini žena golěmoga papie).
Konьdolejь Person Mentioned in the second and third charter (1343/1345) of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of Treskavec. The sources denote him as protonobelissimos (protonevelisima Kondolea). The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan donated a 204 kьbьl field in Vinci, which belonged to Golom, to the Treskavec Monastery. The property in the vicinity of the field was held by Konьdolejь (Niva u Vincehь Golomova kьblomь sd. mь blizь protonevelisima Kondolea i pri Gorgusě).
Kostanьdinь Person Identical with Konstantin Dragaš (Konstantinos Dragases)? Mentioned in the second charter of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of Treskavec. The source denotes him as a sevastokratorovikь. Therefore he might be the son of an unknown sevastokrator. He donated the settlement site Kostino with all its rights to the Treskavec Monastery. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan confirmed the gift in the second charter for the Treskavec Monastery (Selište Kostino, što priloži Kostanьdinь sevastokratorovikь, sь vsěmi pravinami).
Mamin Person He lived in the first half of the 14th century. His name appears for the first time in the first charter of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV. Dušan for the Treskavac Monastery in 1334/1335. He was probably the father or the grandfather of Nikolaos Maminos. He donated his property for the sake of salvation to the Monastery of Treskavac and his endowment was confirmed by the Serbian ruler Stefan Uroš IV Dušan in his tree charters for the Monastery of Treskavac (Tugere i druga stasь, što je priložilь Maminь za dušu si; Stasь tuždere Maminovu sь vsěmi pravinami; Tuždere druga stasь što dade Mamnь za dušu).
Manoil(o) (2) Person Mentioned in the second charter of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of Treskavec. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan refers in the charter to him as kirь. He possessed a furrow near Krьpeno in the region of Polog. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan donated the village Krьpeno, the metochion of Saint Nicholas with a field, vineyard, people, watermill, river, furrow of Manoilo, furrow of Desilь and a meadow near Stary Kladenьcь (Selo vь Poloze Krьpeno, metohь Svety Nikola, što priloži svety kralь, sь nivijemь, sь vinogrady, sь ljudmi, sь voděnicijemь i sь rěku; brazda kirь Manoilova; brazda Desilova; livada na Starymь Kladenьci).
Misinopolites (Demetrios) Person Mentioned in the first (1334/1336), second and third charter (1343/1345) of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of Treskavec. At his disposal was a nearly 9 hectare large estate, which lay – according to the context of the charter – in the vicinity of the estates of the Byzantine emperor and was sold by Misinopolites to the Monastery of Treskavec at an unknown date (kupenica ōtь Misinopolita u carevě zevьgelatii, kьblomь .r.). He was the donor of the Church of St. Demetrius in the east of the medieval lower town of Prilep (today Varoš). He sponsored the renovation and the painted decoration of this church. It is uncertain, whether the preserved portrait of the donor in the church itself and the donor inscription [δέ(ησις) τοῦ δού[λου] τοῦ θ(εο)ῦ Δημητρίου τοῦ Μησηνοπολήτου καὶ κτήτορ(ος) τοῦ ναοῦ] in the southern aisle of the western part of the church attest the Misinopolites or his son.
Pečkopulь Kalojanь Person Mentioned in the second and third charter (1343/1345) of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of Treskavec. The sources denote him as a sevastь. He owned a property near a 100 kьbьl large estate of the Treskavec Monastery in Galičane (Město vь Galičanehь kupenica Panaretova kьblomь r. plisiastь sevastь Pečkopulь i Strězo Madarakь). He donated the former field of Topil near the village Běla Crьkva to the Treskavec Monastery for the sake of his salvation. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan confirmed the gift in the second charter for the Treskavec Monastery (Selo Běla Crьkva sь nivijemь, sь vinogrady sь voděničijemь, sь kupenicami. Niva Unьzereva kon Bělu Crьkvu; i druga Eksefilinova konь crьkve jože tь priloži; i Topila jože dade Kalojanь Pečkopulь za dušu).
Prosenikos Ioannes Person Probably mentioned in the first charter (1334/1336) of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of Treskavec and in the inscription near the donor portrait in the Church of Saint Sophia in Ōhrid from 1350/1360. He was according to the inscription honoured with the titles κύρου τοῦ σεβάστου. His donor portrait and inscription are preserved on the pilaster of the west wall of narthex in the Church of Saint Sophia in Ōhrid (Μνήσθητι Κύριε τὴν ψυχὴν τοῦ δούλου Ἰωάννου κύρου τοῦ σεβάστου τοῦ Πρωσενικοῦ). He might also donated the abandoned settlement site Lepьče to the Treskavec Monastery. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan confirmed his gift in the first charter for the Treskavec Monastery (Selište pusto Lepьče, što priloži Prosenikь, sь ōblastiju i sь vьsěmi pravinami).
Runzerь Person He possessed a watermill in the village Ōbrьšani together with the Treskavec Monastery (I drugo voděničьje u Ōbrьšanehь dvě ōcě, i drugo voděničьje što je zajedno sь Runьzeremь). He owned a field near the village Běla Crьkva. He sold it to the Treskavec Monastery. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan confirmed the transaction in the second and third charter for the Treskavec Monastery (Selo Běla Crьkva sь nivijemь, sь vinogrady sь voděničijemь, sь kupenicami. Niva Unьzereva kon Bělu Crьkvu; i druga Eksefilinova konь crьkve jože tь priloži; i Topila jože dade Kalojanь Pečkopulь za dušu/ Selo Běla Crьkva s niviemь, s vinogradi, s voděničiemь, s kupenicami i zadušninomь, i sь vsěmi pravinami; niva Runzerica ï Eksefilininica i Topila).
Sidrofajevь Person Mentioned in the second and third charter (1343/1345) of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of Treskavec. He possessed a manor in Bogomilja at the river Babuna. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan donated his manor with a field, vineyard, watermill, fruit trees and all rights to the Treskavec Monastery (U Bogomili v Babuně stasь Sidrofaevu s niviemь, s vinogradi, s voděničiemь, i s ōvoštiemь i sь vsomь pravïnomь).
Sinaheretь Person Mentioned in the second and third charter (1343/1345) of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of Treskavec. He owned а vineyard at the Pesьje Brьdo in Prilep. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan donated his vineyard to the Treskavec Monastery (i drugi vinogradь Sinaheritovь na Pesьimь Brьdě). His church is mentioned in the boundary description of the village Eleněžьci (i do crьkvu Sinaheretovu).
Vasilь (1) Person Mentioned in the first (1334/1336), second and third charter (1343/1345) of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of Treskavec. The sources denote him as a kirь. He had a son. His son sold a 20 kьbьl large field in Bělevo to the Treskavec Monastery (Niva na Bělevě k. mь kьblomь ōtь kïrь Vasileva syna). He bought a 100 kьbьl large land together with kirь Dimit(a)rь and kirь Vasilь near the village Dupijačanje, which was called megligorevskoe nivie. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan donated the bought fields of kirь Vasilь to the Treskavec Monastery (Selo Dupijačanje sь ljudmi i sь nivijemь i sь vinogrady i sь kupenicami ōtь kirь Dimitra i ōtь kirь Jaka i ōtь kirь Vasilě, megligorevskoe nivie, kьblomь .r.; kupenica ōtь kirь Jaka kьblomь .o.). The boundary of his property is attested in the delimitation of the village Dupijačanje (Selo Dupijačani podь monastïremь s vinogradi, s niviemь, s mlini, sь vsьěmi pravinami; i ovomu selu megje: prěslopь, selište Kostěnče, drumom u Bělevo ōt vo...ïčke uz rěku do crьkvna mlina, do megje dušničke putemь ōbьemljušte Sorunь sь selištemь Arbanasi do Maloradi, ta na Daubnicu, opirajušte u kirь Vasilevo, podь Šutulь) and the bought estate of Hegumen Kalinïkь (Kupenica što kupi igumnь Kalinïkь: hrastь podь Dupьjačani, načьnь ōtь puti podь Radimanovu voděnicu, putemь podь Gorkь do kïr Vasileve megje, i ōtьtudě slazešte na putь dušьnički koi grede u Mramorane, putemь uz brьdo Gligorovcemь do voděnice Radimanove, gde i počelo). He held a manor called Bělevьska near Gorkь with a field, watermill and vineyards. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan bestowed it to the Treskavec Monastery (Stasь Bělevьska z Gorku, sь vinogradi i sь nivijemь i sь vodeničijemь i sь vьseju oblastiju i pravinami, što ihь drьžalь kirь Vasilь). He sold a field in Bělevo to the Treskavec Monastery. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan confirmed the transaction in the third charter for the Treskavec Monastery (Niva na Bělevě kupenica ōtь kïr Vasilija; mege ōtь puti Vukova Dola u Eleněšce i do Mramora, i uz rěku do crьkvne voděnice, i pak do puti). He owned a patrimonial estate in the village Eleněžьci. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski donated the village Eleněžьci to the Treskavec Monastery. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan confirmed the donation of his father and endowed the Treskavec Monastery also with the patrimonial properties of Murtinь, Gorgičь and kïrь Vasilь (Selo Eleněšci što priloži gospodinь kralь i potvrьdi kralevьstvo mi, i u nimь baština Murtina i Gōrgičeva i kïrь Vasileva sь vsěmi pravinami).
Zgurь Thōdor Person Mentioned in the first charter (1334/1336) of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of Treskavec. He sold together with Ljubinko a 100 kьbьl large manor and a watermill at the river Radušta to the Treskavec Monastery. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan confirmed the acquisition in the first charter for the Treskavec Monastery (Stasь … kьblomь r. i voděnica kupena ōdь Ljubinku i ōdь Thōdora Zgura na Radušti).
Ïsaakь (Jakь) Person Mentioned in the first charter (1334/1336) of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of Treskavec. The charter refers to him as kirь. He bought a 100 kьbьl large land together with kirь Dimit(a)rь and kirь Vasilь near the village Dupijačanje, which was called megligorevskoe nivie. He acquired a 70 kьbьl large estate probably also near the village Dupijačanje. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan donated the possessions of kirь Ïsaakь (Jakь) to the Treskavec Monastery (Selo Dupijačanje sь ljudmi i sь nivijemь i sь vinogrady i sь kupenicami ōtь kirь Dimitra i ōtь kirь Jaka i ōtь kirь Vasilě, megligorevskoe nivie, kьblomь .r.; kupenica ōtь kirь Jaka kьblomь .o.).
Places (11)
Name Class Begin End Description
Homorani, Church of Saint Athanasios Place Based on the Third Charter of Serbian King Dušan to the Treskavac Monastery (Treskavac 3), Dušan donated the Church of St. Athanasios in the Veles region, located in the village of Homorani (modern-day Omorani) to the Treskavac Monastery Dating: before 1344/1345
Monastery of Treskavec Place After the conquest of the town of Prilep and its surrounding area, the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan issued a Slavonic charter in 1334/35 for the Monastery of Treskavec to the North of Prilep, while he was most probably staying there. The upper part of the attached photograph shows the Monastery of Treskavec during the First World War. Its title "Kloster Varos" is misleading, because this monastery lies in the mountains to the North of the town of Prilep and is not situated in the Old Town (Varoš) of Prilep.
Prilep, Barova crkva Place Barova crkva is mentioned in the description of the boundaries of the metochion of the Holy Theodores in the Three Charters of Serbian King Dušan to the Treskavac Monastery (Treskavac 1, Treskavac 2, Treskavac 3). Dating: before 1334/1335
Prilep, Church of Holy Anargyroi Place Church of Holy Anargyroi is mentioned in the description of the boundaries of the metochion of the Holy Theodores in the Third Charter (Treskavac 3) of Serbian King Dušan to the Treskavac Monastery Dating: before 1344/1345
Prilep, Church of Saint John Prodromos Place The Church of St. John the Baptist Prodromos is mentioned as a separate metochion in the Third Charter of Serbian King Dušan to the Treskavac Monastery (Treskavac 3). Dating: before 1344/1345
Prilep, Church of Saints Theodores Place The Church of St. Theodore, whose exact location is unknown today, is mentioned as a metochion of the Treskavac Monastery in the Three Charters of Serbian King Dušan to the Treskavac Monastery (Treskavac 1, Treskavac 2, Treskavac 3). Dating: before 1334-1336
Prilep, Church of Sveta Petka Place The Church of St. Petka is mentioned in the First (Treskavac 1, 1334/1335) and Second (Treskavac 2, 1343/1344) Charters of Serbian King Dušan (1331-1355) to the Treskavac Monastery. In the first charter, it is mentioned as a monastic metochion, while in the second charter, it is stated to belong to the monastery. Dating: before 1334/1335
Prilep, Lower Town, remains of the Church of Saint Barbara Place The remains of the Church of Saint Barbara are located at the site of Urviste, which is mentioned in the Third Charter (Treskavac 3) of Serbian King Dušan (1331-1355) to the Treskavac Monastery (1343-1345). A thin layer of construction rubble and several fragments of frescoes have been preserved. Dating: Unknown; before 1343–1345.
Prilep, Lower Town, remains of the “Church of Saint George” Place A larger number of fresco fragments in the northwestern part of the Lower Town of Prilep (Varoš) have been identified as the Church of St. George, mentioned in the First Charter (Treskavac 1) of Serbian King Dušan (1331-1355) to the Treskavac Monastery (1334-1336). Dating: the middle of the 13th century
Prilep, Monastery of Treskavac Place Description The monastery of the Holy Virgin known as Treskavac is located at a ten-kilometre distance from Prilep, below a rocky mountain peak. The oldest part of its katholikon, dedicated to the Dormition of the Holy Mother of God, dates back to the end of the twelfth century or the first half of the thirteenth century, whereas considerable construction works in the same church were carried out during the reign of Andronikos II and several decades later, between 1330 and 1350. The katholikon of the Treskavac Monastery is a complex architectural ensemble. The appearance of the church is the result of numerous constructions, alterations, demolitions, and renovations over the centuries. The spatial plan and structure of the church consist of several architectural units: the main church (altar and naos) with a narthex. Along the southern side of the church, the southern nave extends the entire length, while on the northern side, there is a northern side chapel, and on the western side, a two-domed narthex is situated. To this layout of the church, two additional spatial units are added - a southeast chapel and an enclosed porch encompassing the western and southern sides of the church complex. Architecture First phase of construction: The oldest building in the present church complex is the main church with a narthex. It has a compact inscribed cross plan, topped by a dome. Parallels: Church of St. Archangel Michael in Prilep Dating: the end of the 12th century or during the first half of the 13th century Comment: The basis for dating consists of the typological characteristics of architecture and the results of archaeological research. In 1959, six graves were discovered on the southern side of the church, more precisely beneath the foundation of the later-built southern nave and in the southern part of the subsequently constructed porch. These graves date back to the period from the 10th to the 12th century, at the latest until the middle of the 13th century. Second phase of construction: The second phase includes the construction of an elongated and narrow nave along the southern side and an exonarthex on the western side of the church. A distinct feature of this two-sided annex is the dome raised at the intersection of the southern and western naves. The construction of a two-aisled ambulatory nave adjacent to the Treskavac church belongs to the architectural corpus of the Palaiologan era, characterized by intense additions of side chapels, naves, and other annexes to older church building. The façade design also reflects tendencies of late Byzantine architecture towards intricate decoration, resulting in a departure from the principles of form and structure harmony. The technique of using stone and brick in construction is not entirely regular and constitutes a combination of opus listatum and opus cloisonné. The façade decoration consists solely of ceramic plastic ornamentation limited to the tympanum area of the upper row of blind niches (motifs of a chessboard pattern, fishbone, interlace). Parallels: Saint John Kaneo in Ohrid Dating: The last two decades of the 13th century to the first two decades of the 14th century Third phase of construction: the addition of the northern annex, consisting of two chambers - a single-nave chapel on the eastern side and a square bay with a dome on the western side. Dating: between the second decade of the 14th century and 1334-1343. Fourth phase of construction: the construction of the southeastern side chapel adjacent to the southern nave; during this time or later, an open porch on the southern side was also erected. Dating: the middle of the 14th century Reconstruction/Renovation: First Renovation: the upper structure of the main church. Dating: 1480-1490. Second Renovation: the renovation of the sanctuary of the main church, the southern nave, and the southeastern side chapel. Dating: 16th century Third Renovation: renovation of the narthex. Dating: 19th century Painted Decoration: First fresco layer: has not been preserved. Second fresco layer: three frescoes in the vestibule of the main entrance to the monastery, formed on the ground floor of the bell tower constructed to the west of the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin. The frescoes were created in 1898, but there is a strong basis for the claim that they replicate the painting program depicted in the same location at the end of the 13th or the beginning of the 14th century. 1. Theotokos in the center, crowning the Byzantine emperors Andronikos II Palaiologos and Michael IX , 2. remains of the founder's composition: a part of the head of a female figure with a halo, facing to the right, and next to her, the so-called model of the church. This is a representation of the Theotokos, and the model undoubtedly was held by the ktitor (founder), whose figure, now completely destroyed, was located opposite the figure of the Mother of God. The destroyed fresco probably depicted the Byzantine military commander Michael Glabas Tarchaneiotes, 3. the figure of archangel Michael Dating: between 1294 and 1316. Third fresco layer: frescoes in the exonarthex and the northern dome of the exonarthex; remnants of a royal portrait of King Dušan (repainted) on the eastern wall of the central part of the exonarthex. Dating: 1334-1343 Fourth fresco layer: Portrait of the patron of the parekklesion (southeastern side chapel), Tepčija Gradislav, on the western wall of the parekklesion. Dating: the middle of the 14th century Fifth fresco layer: frescoes in the naos. Dating: 1480-1490 Sixth fresco layer: frescoes in the sanctuary Dating: 1570 Seventh fresco layer: Dating: 1847-1849
Prilep, “Crkva Bodova” Place “Crkva Bodova” is mentioned as part of the property of the Treskavac Monastery in the Second (Treskavac 2) and Third (Treskavac 3) Charters of Serbian King Dušan. Dating: before 1343/1344