Maps of Power

Belgostes

Βελγόστης, Βελλιγόστας, Βελιγόστης, Velgošti, Velgošta, Velgošte

Begin between 01.01.1350 and 31.12.1399
End between 01.01.1583 and 31.12.1583

Description

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.

Relations

Sources (1)
Name Class Description
Greek Inscription in the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ōhrid concerning the Land and Movable Objects Inventory Source 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.