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Donation of the Church of the Holy Virgin

Begin 01.01.1300
End 31.12.1300

Properties

ID 8693
System Class Acquisition
Case Study Historical Region of Macedonia TIB 16
Event Donation

Description

King Stefan Uroš II Milutin donated the Church of the Holy Virgin with its properties to the Monaster of Saint George-Gorg.

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Events (2)
Name Class Begin End Description
Donation and Confirmation of Properties by Stefan Uroš II Milutin to the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg Acquisition The Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin confirmed donations of other medieval rulers in the past and also donated new properties of his own to the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg, which was located in or near Skopje.
Donation of the Church of the Holy Virgin, Tower Acquisition King Stefan Uroš II Milutin donated the church of the Holy Virgin and a tower for storing tributes to the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg.
Actors (2)
Name Class Begin End Relation Type Description
Monastery of Saint George-Gorg Group The Monastery of Saint George-Gorg was a monastery in or near Skopje in the 14th century, but was deserted and cannot be localised with certainty in modern day Skopje.
Stefan Uroš II Milutin Person
Sources (1)
Name Class Description
Skopje Monastery of St. George 2 Source The Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282–1321) issued this charter after the refurbishment of the Monastery of St. George-Gorg near Skopje in the year 1300. He confirmed the donations given to the monastery by former Byzantine, Bulgarian and Serbian rulers. Finally, King Milutin also granted new privileges, landed property and population to the respective monastery.
Places (1)
Name Class Begin End Description
Skopje, Upper Town, Church of the Holy Virgin, Tower Place The Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin confirmed and donated landed property to the Monastery of St. George-Gorg near Skopje in the year 1300. In his charter he is mentioning the Upper Town of Skopje with its fortifications and other buildings, amongst others the Church of the Holy Virgin (црьквь светаа богородица): вьнѹтрь града скопиꙗ при вратѣхь великыхь полата и црьквь светаа богородица еже ѥсть придаль монахь ксенофонть. This church and its residence (полата), which were given by the monk Ksenofont to the Monastery, were to be found in the vicinity of the "Great Gate" (при вратѣхь великыхь). Moreover, a tower of the Monastery for storing tributes in kind was to be found near the residence of the Church of the Holy Virgin (и прѣдь полатомь пиргь хрьптати да ѥсть сокница светаго геѡргиꙗ горга).