Maps of Power

Maria (1)

Μαρία, Μακαρία

Description

She lived in the second half of the 14th century. She was a presbyterissa. She, her son Parthenios and her deceased grandson Michael are portrayed on the south wall of the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ōhrid with the accompanying inscription (Δέησις τῆς δούλης τοῦ Θεοῦ Μαρίας πρεσβυτέρας, μήτηρ του κτήτορος τοῦ κὺρ Παρθενίου ἰἐρομοναχου). Probably identical with the nun Makaria, called Maria before entering the monastery. Makaria is mentioned in the commemorative inscription under the miniature of the evangelist John preserved in the so-called Dovolja Tetraevangelion [Belgrade, NBS, RS. 638] (Μνήσθητη Κύριε τὴν ψυχὴν τοῦ δούλου σου Ἰωάννου καὶ Μαρίας τῆς συμβίου αυτοὺ μετά δὲ τὼ ἀποκαρίνε ἀυτήν ἐπονομασθει Μακαρία και εὐχεσθε ὑπερ αὐτων εὑρουσι ελεως ἐν τῆ ἡμέρα τὴς κρίσεως).

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Sources (2)
Name Class Description
Greek Inscription under the miniature of the Evangelist John preserved in the so-called Dovolja Tetraevangelion (Belgrade, NBS, RS. 638) Source The supplicant inscription under the miniature of the evangelist John preserved in the so-called Dovolja Tetraevangelion is commemorating the nun Makaria and her deceased husband Ioannes.
Ktitorial Composition of Pathenios, Maria and Michael in the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ōhrid with accompanying inscriptions Source The ktitorial composition of the donor Parthenios, his mother Maria and his deceased son Michael on the south wall of the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ōhrid is accompanied with three greek commemorative inscriptions. The first one is a supplicant prayer for Maria, the mother of Parthenios (Δέησις τῆς δούλης τοῦ Θεοῦ Μαρίας πρεσβυτέρας, μήτηρ του κτήτορος τοῦ κὺρ Παρθενίου ἰἐρομοναχου). The second one is remembrance of the Michael, the deceased son of Parthenios (Ἐκοιμήθη ὁ δούλος τοῦ Θεοῦ Μιχαὴλ, ὁ ὑιὸς τοῦ Παρθενίου ἱερομοναχου καὶ κτήτορος). The third inscription commemorates Ioannes, the father of Parthenios (Μνήστητι Κύριε τὴν ψυχὴν τοῦ κεκοιμημένου δούλου σου τοῦ φυλεστάτου τοῦ ἱερέως Ιωἅννου, πατὴρ δὲ τοῦ κτήτορος, Παρθενίου ἱἐρομοναχου).
Actors (2)
Name Class Begin End Relation Type Description
Ioannes (6) Person Spouse He lived in the second half of the 14th century and probably earlier. He was a priest. Above the portrait of his wife on the south wall of the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ōhrid is a greek inscription, which commemorates the already deceased Ioannes (Μνήστητι Κύριε τὴν ψυχὴν τοῦ κεκοιμημένου δούλου σου τοῦ φυλεστάτου τοῦ ἱερέως Ιωἅννου, πατὴρ δὲ τοῦ κτήτορος, Παρθενίου ἱἐρομοναχου). He is probably identical with Ioannes, the husband of the nun Makaria. This Ioannes is mentioned in the inscription under the miniature of the evangelist John preserved in the so-called Dovolja Tetraevangelion [Belgrade, NBS, RS. 638] (Μνήσθητη Κύριε τὴν ψυχὴν τοῦ δούλου σου Ἰωάννου καὶ Μαρίας τῆς συμβίου αυτοὺ μετά δὲ τὼ ἀποκαρίνε ἀυτήν ἐπονομασθει Μακαρία και εὐχεσθε ὑπερ αὐτων εὑρουσι ελεως ἐν τῆ ἡμέρα τὴς κρίσεως).
Parthenios Person ParentOf(ChildOf) According to the inscription commemorating his portrayed mother he was a κῦρ. He was a hieromonk. His kinship and ktitorial activity can be reconstructed from several inscriptions found in the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ōhrid. According to the inscription above the south entrance to the church he was the ktitor of the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ōhrid ( Ἀνηγέρθη ἐκ βάθρων θεμελίων καὶ ανιστορίθη ὁ θείος καὶ πάνσεπτος ναὸς οὑτως θεοστέπτων βασιλέων καὶ ισαποστόλον Κωνσταντίνου καὶ Ἐλένης δια σηνδρομῆς, κόπου καὶ ἐξόδου τοῦ τιμιωτάτου Παρθενίου ιἔρομονάχου). Parthenios is commemorated in the prayer inscription for the sake of his salvation on the east wall of the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ōhrid near prothesis in the apse (Μνήσθητι Κύριε τὴν ψυχὴν τοῦ δούλου τοῦ Θεοῦ Παρθενίου ιἐρομονᾶχου καὶ κτητορος). He, his mother Maria and his deceased son Michael are portrayed on the south wall of the Church of Saint Constantine and Helena in Ōhrid with accompanying inscriptions.