Maps of Power

Greek Inscription under the miniature of the Evangelist John preserved in the so-called Dovolja Tetraevangelion (Belgrade, NBS, RS. 638)

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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.

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Source Translations (1)
Name Class Description
Greek Inscription under the miniature of the evangelist John preserved in the so-called Dovolja Tetraevangelion (Belgrade, NBS, RS. 638) Source translation 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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Name Class Begin End Relation Type Description
Maria (1) Person 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).