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Actes d' Esphigménou

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Actes d' Esphigménou (ed. Jacques Lefort, Archives de l'Athos 6, Paris 1973).

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Name Class Begin End Relation Type Description
Anataulas Person Mentioned in the chrysobull charter of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Esphigmenu Monastery from April/May 1346. It is not clear, if he was the son of the Sebastos Georgios Anataulas and the father of Georgios Anataulas. He possessed a part of the village Portarea in the Chalkidike, which was previously held by the Esphigmenu Monastery. The Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan returned the property in the village Portarea to the monks of the Esphigmenu Monastery in April/May 1346 (Ἀντὶ δὲ τῆς γενομένης κατατριβῆς καὶ ζημίας εἰς τὰ κτήματα καὶ μετόχια ταύτης καὶ δι’ ἣν ἐνεδείξαντο εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν μου οἱ τ̣οιοῦτοι μοναχοὶ σχέσιν καὶ εὔνοιαν, εὐεργετεῖ πρὸς αὐτὴνν τὸ πρὸ χρόνων τινῶν χρατηθὲν καὶ ἀποσπασθὲν εἰς τὸ χωρίον τὴν Πορταρέαν μέρος καὶ δοθὲν τῶ Ἀναταυλᾶ ἐκείνω).
Eudaimonoioannes, Demetrios Komnenos Person Attested in the sources between 1360 and 1366. He appears as κῦρ, δοῦλος and οἰκεῖος of the Serbian Empress Jelena (Helene), δοῦλος of of the Serbian Despot Ioan Uglješa (Ioannes Unklesis) in the sources. He held the office of governor of Serres 1360. He repeatedly judged in a court as καθολικὸς κριτής between 1365 – 1366 in Serres. He was a member of ecclesiastical court, which was summoned by Iakobos, the Metropolitan of Serres (ἐξελέγημεν ἡμεῖς οἵ τε οἰκεῖοι τῇ κραταιᾷ καὶ ἁγίᾳ ἠμῶν κυρίᾳ καὶ δεσποίνῃ, ὅ τε μέγας παππίας Δούκας ὁ Νεστόγγος, Κομνηνὸς ὁ Εὐδαιμονοϊωάννης). He signed also the document issued by Iakobos in November 1360 concerning the metochion Saint Nicholas in Kamenikaia (ὁ δοῦλος τῆς κραταιᾶς καὶ ἁγίας ἠμῶν κυρίας καὶ δεσποίνης κεφαλὴ Σερρῶν Κομνηνὸς ὁ Εὐδαιμονοϊωάννης). He participated in the decision over a plot of land in the village Zetinon (Zintzu) and a Church of Saint George (τῶν εὐγενεστάτων καὶ καθολικῶν κριτῶν, ... κῦρ Δημητρίου Κομνενοῦ τοῦ Εὐδαιμονοϊωάννου). He with other members of the court ruled in favor of the Esphigmenu Monastery against the Kastamonitu Monastery. He signed the decision document issued by Sabas, the Metropolitan of Serres, in August 1365 (Ὁ δοῦλος τῆς κραταιᾶς καὶ ἁγίας ἡμῶν κυρίας καὶ δεσποίνης καθολικός κριτὴς Δημήτριος Κομνηνός ὁ ΕΥΔΑΙΜΟΝΟΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ). He attended the trial between Hilandar Monastery and Georgios Isaris (τοὺς καθολικοὺς κριτάς, τὸν ἐπὶ τοῦ κάστρου κῦριν Ὀρέστην καὶ τὸν κυρὸν Δημήτριον Κομνηνὸν τὸν Εὐδαιμονοϊωάννην). He together with other members of the court ruled in favor of the Hilandar Monastery and signed the charter issued on this occasion (ὁ δοῦλος τοῦ ἁγίου μου αὐθέντου τοῦ πανευτυχεστάτου δεσπότου, Δημήτριος Κομνηνὸς ὀ Εὐδαιμονοϊωάννης).
Gabrielopulos Person Mentioned in the chrysobull charter of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Esphigmenu Monastery from December 1347. He was married or related to Gabrielopulina. He owned one-third of the village Krusobos, which was previously in the possession of the Esphigmenu Monastery and taken away from the monks in the course of a cadastral survey. The Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan returned the property in the village Krusobos to the monks of the Esphigmenu Monastery in December 1347 (μετόχιον τὸ λεγόμενον Κρόσουβον μετὰ πάσης τῆς νομῆς καὶ περιοχῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ τῶν ἑτέρων πάντων δικαίων καὶ προνομίων αὐτοῦ, ἤγουν παροίκων, χωραφίων, ἀμπελώνων καὶ τοῦ ὑδρομυλικοῦ ἐργαστηρίου, προαπεσπάσθησαν δὲ δι’ ἀπογραφικῆς καταστάσεως αἱ δύο μερίδες τοῦ τοιούτου χωρίου καὶ ἐδόθησαν ἡ μὲν μία μερὶς τῶ Γαβριηλοπούλω ἐκείνω, ἡ δὲ ἐτέρα τῶ Φαρμάκη μετὰ καὶ τῆς Βυσινᾶς).
Gregorios Person Archimandrit d. Spelaiotissa-Kl. bei Melenikon, 1365 - 1366, Protosynkellos
Helene Person Β: Zarin d. Serben, 1346 - 1355; Herrscherin von O-Makedonien in (?) Serrhai, 1355 - 1365-08/09; Nonne, vor 1356-05 D: † 1376-11-07. V: T. d. Στραντζιμήρης (Sracimir) u. d. Keraca Petrica. Schw. d. ᾽Ασάνης, ᾽Ιωάννης ᾽Αλέξανδρος (Ivan Aleksandǔr) u. d. Kομνηνὸς ᾽Ιωάννης, Despot. Heir. Οὔρεσις Στέφανος (Stefan IV. Dušan) 1332. M. d. Οὔρεσις Στέφανος (Uroš). R: Nahm 1342 an den Verhandlungen des Οὔρεσις Στέφανος (Stefan IV. Dušan) mit Καντακουζηνὸς ᾽Ιωάννης VI. teil. Παλαιολόγος ᾽Ιωάννης V. sandte 1364 Κάλλιστος Ι., Ρatriarch von Kpl, wegen einer antitürkischen Allianz zu ihr. I: Ihre Hofhaltung in oder bei Serrhai 1355 - 1365 war griechisch-serbisch. Ließ griechische Hss. anfertigen. L: 1347 besuchte sie mit Οὔρεσις Στέφανος (Stefan IV. Dušan) und Οὔρεσις Στέφανος (Uroš V.) den Athos.
Ioannes Person B: Megas Primikerios, 1357 - 1386; Protosebastos, bis 1357; Herrscher von Chrysopolis/Strymon u. Anaktorupolis (Eleutherupolis/Makedonien) u. Thasos, 1357 - 1386; Statthalter von Christupolis (Kavala), 1365 - 1386 D: † 1386/87 (?) (vor 1394). V: B. (jüngerer) d. ᾽Αλέξιος, Megas Stratopedarches. Heir. ᾽Ασανίνα, ῎Αννα Κοντοστεφανίνα vor 1369. γαμβρός d. Παλαιολόγος ᾽Ιωάννης V. θεῖος d. Παλαιολόγος ᾽Ανδρόνικος IV. L: Gründete zusammen mit seinem B. ᾽Αλέξιος, Megas Stratopedarches, 1362/63 das Pantokrator-Kl. auf d. Athos. Erzielte Teilerfolge im Kampf gegen die Serben im Küstengebiet an der Strymonmündung. Vertrieb 1371 die Türken vom Athos. 1384-08-01 verfaßte er sein Testament. A: Offenbar (trotz OstSer 147-151) doch nicht identisch mit Παλαιολόγος ᾽Ιωάννης, Megas Primikerios, der 1375/76 - 1377 Protostrator war (KydEp II 61. ADochO 239. 247f.). Sein Mönchsname findet sich nur InscrAth 160. Er hatte offensichtlich keine (namentlich bekannten) Kinder. Παλαιογόπουλος u. Δούκας werden zwar von ihm als παιδία bezeichnet (APant 15 ἐκ τῶν δύο μου παιδίων, τοῦ Π. καὶ τοῦ Δ.), doch unterscheidet er zwischen diesen (Dienern od. Schützlingen? auch 14, Z. 123 τὰ παιδία, οὓς [sic!] ἀνέθρεψα ... ἐφάνησαν πιστότατοι usw.) u. deren Kindern (παῖδες Z. 130). Im weiteren spricht er von παιδία u. ἀδελφοί d. Kl.s (14, Z.133. 15, Z.164), als deren κοινὸς πατὴρ καὶ ἀδελφός (Z. 154) er sich erwiesen habe. Vgl. dazu bereits Petit (APant XII), der von "favoris" spricht, sowie BozAsen 343f. Ebenso differenziert er in seinem Testament zwischen ἀδελφοί - "(Mit)brüdern" - u. seinem leiblichen B. (αὐτάδελφος ΑΡant 11, Z. 26). MM I 476 werden er u. sein B. fälschlicherweise kollektiv als οἱ ᾽Αλέξιοι bezeichnet.
Ioannes (8) Person Mentioned in several charters of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan. He appears as kir in the chrysobull charter of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan from 1346/1347 concerning the founding of the Zletovo episcopate. He was the Bishop of Skopje before 1346 and Metropolitan (Archbishop) of Skopje between 1346–1350. He attented the sabor in Skopje on 16th April 1346, where he witnessed the coronation of Stefan Uroš IV Dušan as Emperor of the Greeks and the Serbs by the Serbian Patriarch. He is mentioned in the chrysobull charter of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan from 1346/1347 concerning the founding of the Zletovo episcopate. According to the chrysobull charter the Serbian Emperor asked several high-ranking clerics, among them also Ioannes (Jovanь), for permission to found the Bishopric of Zletovo (i sь arhïepiskopomь skopskymь rek’še mitropolitomь kirь Ïōanomь). He is attested in the charter of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery Xeropotamu from April/May 1346 (διὰ τοῦ πρωτοθρόνου Σκοπίων μητροπολίτου ὑπερτίμου Ἰωάννου), the charter of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery Esphigmenu from April/May 1346 (διὰ τοῦ πρωτοθρόνου Σκοπείων μητροπολίτου καὶ ὑπερτίμου Ἰωάννου), charter of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery Batopedi from May 1346 (διὰ τοῦ πρωτοθρόνου Σκοπίων μητροπολίτου καὶ ὑπερτίμου Ἰωάννου). He donated the epitaphion worn during the Holy Liturgy of the Great Entrance to the Hilandar Monastery (ΜΝΗΣΘΙΤΗ ΚΕ ΤΗΝ ΨΥΗΗΝ ΤΟΥ ΔΟΥΛΟΥ ΣΟΥ ΙΩ ΑΡΗΙΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΥ ΣΚΟΠΙΩΝ).
Orestes Person The last mention of his name in the sources is from 1366. He appears in the charters as κῦρ or δοῦλος of the Serbian Empress Jelena (Helene) and of the Serbian Despot Ioan Uglješa (Ioannes Unklesis). He repeatedly judged in a court as καθολικὸς κριτής between 1365 – 1366 in Serres. He held the office of ἐπὶ τοῦ στρατοῦ in Serres (1365 – 1366) and ἐπὶ τοῦ κάστρου in Serres (eventually from 1350 to 1366). He erected the tower at Serres in 1350 at the behest of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (Πύργος Στεφάνου βασιλέως ὅν ἔκτισεν Ὁρέστης Αὐγούστου Δʹ Ινδικτιωνος Γ ΩΝΗ). He participated in the decision over a plot of land in the village Zetinon (Zintzu) and a Church of Saint George (τῶν εὐγενεστάτων καὶ καθολικῶν κριτῶν, τοῦ τε κῦρ Ὀρέστου τοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ στρατοῦ). He corroborated the document issued by Sabas, the Metropolitan of Serres, by his own signature in August 1365 (ὁ δοῦλος τῆς κραταιᾶς καὶ ἁγίας ἠμῶν κυρίας καὶ δεσποίνης καθολικὸς κριτής, Ὀρέστης † Ὁ ἘΠΙ ΤΟΥ ΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ). He attended the trial between Hilandar Monastery and Georgios Isaris (τοὺς καθολικοὺς κριτάς, τὸν ἐπὶ τοῦ κάστρου κῦριν Ὀρέστην). He together with other members of the court ruled in favor of the Hilandar Monastery and signed the charter issued on this occasion (ὁ δοῦλος τοῦ ἁγίου μου αὐθέντου τοῦ πανευτυχεστάτου δεσπότου καθολικὸς κριτής, Ὀρέστης † ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ στρατοῦ).
Pharmakes Person Mentioned in the chrysobull charter of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Esphigmenu Monastery from December 1347. He owned one-third of the village Krusobos with the place called Bysina, which was previously in the possession of the Esphigmenu Monastery and taken away from the monks in the course of a cadastral survey. The Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan returned the properties of Pharmakes to the monks of the Esphigmenu Monastery in December 1347 (μετόχιον τὸ λεγόμενον Κρόσουβον μετὰ πάσης τῆς νομῆς καὶ περιοχῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ τῶν ἑτέρων πάντων δικαίων καὶ προνομίων αὐτοῦ, ἤγουν παροίκων, χωραφίων, ἀμπελώνων καὶ τοῦ ὑδρομυλικοῦ ἐργαστηρίου, προαπεσπάσθησαν δὲ δι’ ἀπογραφικῆς καταστάσεως αἱ δύο μερίδες τοῦ τοιούτου χωρίου καὶ ἐδόθησαν ἡ μὲν μία μερὶς τῶ Γαβριηλοπούλω ἐκείνω, ἡ δὲ ἐτέρα τῶ Φαρμάκη μετὰ καὶ τῆς Βυσινᾶς).
Syrgiannes Palaiologos Philanthropenos Komnenos Person
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The Chrysobull charter of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Esphigmenu Monastery from April/May 1346 Source The Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan confirmed in April/May 1346 the possessions of the Esphigmenu Monastery and returned to them a part of the village Portarea in the Chalkidike, which was previously held by Anataulas.
The chrysobull charter of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Esphigmenu Monastery from December 1347 Source The Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan returned in December 1347 the former monastic possessions in the village Krusobos to the Esphigmenu Monastery.