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Epitaph of the abbot Ioanikij

Description

The ktitor epitaph of the Abbot Ioanikij was probably created between the years 1346 and 1355 and inscribed on a sarcophagus in the church of St. Athanasius in Lešok.

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Places (1)
Name Class Begin End Description
Lešok, Church of the Sveti Athanasij Place After the year 1308 the church of Sveti Athanasij in Lešok was found by the Hieromonk Antonij (Izvoleniemь ōca i vьplьšteniemь sina i pospěšeniemь svetago duha azь eriomonaahь Anthonie pridohъ i rastježahь i raskopahь gabryje i uravnihь bregove i načehь si hramь zidati svetago athanasija vь dni kralja milutina i vtorago kralja sina mu stefana i tretiego kralja sina mu dušane). Between the years 1346 and 1355 Antonij was appointed Bishop of Lower Polog and his name was changed to Ioannikij (i prizva patriarha blьgarskago i arhiepiskupa srьbskago iōanikija i stvori zborь u skopi i blagosloviše ego na carьski sanь i bystь prvonastolny carь srbskoi zemli i grčkoi i pomorskoi arhiepiskupa iōanikija blagosloviše na patriarhiju srbskoi zemli vь to carstvo blagosloviše anьtonija na episkupstvo dolnemu pologu prvonastolna po izvoleniju božiju prětvoriše ime jemu iōanikie poneže něe bilo prěge episkupь polozě).