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Lěsnovo (2)

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Begin between 01.01.1330 and 31.12.1330
End 15.08.1381
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There is a brook called Štona in Lěsnovo (2). The name Štona indicates that there was a mining activity of the Saxons at Lěsnovo (2) in the Middle Ages. The scribe Stanislavь completed in 1330 a Slavic manuscript in the Monastery of Saint Michael the Archangel in the mountains of Lěsnovo, which was in the domain of Ovče Pole and the region of Zletovo (vь ōblasti ōvčepolьskoi vь horě zljętovstěi, v gorě lěsnovьstěi, v monastiri stgo arhistratiga Mihaila). The scribe Stanislavь finished his prologue of the manuscript in the time, when Dragoslavь ruled over the land of Zletovo as župan (ōbdrьžjaštu horoję Zlętovьskoję županu Dra’goslavu). The village Lěsnovo (2) is mentioned in the Slavic donor inscription of the Monastery Lěsnovo (1) from the year 1340/41 as a monastic property. The scribe Stanislavь copied a Menaion at the request of Jovan Oliver destined for the Monastery of the Saint Michael the Archangel in Lěsnovo in 1342 according to the colophon of the manuscript written in Slavic language (rukoju mnogogrěšnago Stanislava). The toponym Lěsnovo appears in this colophone (vь městě rekoměmь Лěsnově), although it is not clear whether this refers to the village or the monastery. Furthermore, the village Lesnovo (2) appears in the founding charter of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV. Dušan for the Eparchy of Zletovo with its seat in the Monastery Lěsnovo (1) from the year 1346/47 (selo blizь crьkve Лěsnovo). The Serbian local ruler Konstantin Dragaš donated on the 15th August 1381 the Monastery Lěsnovo (1) with all its possessions, including the village Lěsnovo (2) with its hamlet Lukovo (selo Lěsnovo I sь zaselkomь Lukovōmь), to the Hilandar Monastery.

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Events (3)
Name Class Begin End Description
Donation of the Monastery of Archangel Michael in Lesnovo with its Posessions to the Monastery of Chilandar Acquisition The serbian nobleman Konstantin Dragaš donated the Monastery of Archangel Michael in Lesnovo with its Posessions to the Monastery of Chilandar.
Donation of the Monastery of Archangel Michael in Lesnovo with its Posessions to the Monastery of Zletovo Acquisition In 1346/47 the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (reigned 1331-1355) donated the Monastery of Lesnovo with its possessions to the episcopal see in Zletovo. This charter was most probably issued in Skopje.
Investiture of the Monastery of Lesnovo Acquisition The Serbian despot Jovan Oliver equipped the Monastery of Lesnovo with several churches, villages and settlements.
Sources (3)
Name Class Description
Lesnovo 1 Source The foundation charter of the Monastery of Lesnovo consists of a donation inscription in three parts on stone, of which two parts are in Slavonic and one part in Greek language. The Slavonic inscription starts on a marble architrave above the Western entrance of the katholikon (i.e. on the Eastern wall of the narthex) and continues outside above the Southern entrance to the naos. This inscription is dated to the years 1340/41 and calls the katholikon a "Church of the High Commander of the Heavenly Armies the Archistratigos Michael" (храмь великаго воѥводе вьїшних силь Aрхистратіга Mихаіла). The donors were the Serbian Great Vojvode (Veliki Vojvoda) Jovan Oliver with his wife Anna Mara (Ana Marija) and his son Kraiko (Krajko) during the reign of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (reigned 1331-1355).
Lesnovo 2 Source In 1346/47 the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (reigned 1331-1355) issued the foundation charter of the Bishopric of Zletovo, by which the Monastery of Lesnovo was defined as its see.
Lesnovo 3 Source On 15 August 1381 the Serbian nobleman Konstantin Dragaš issued a charter donating the Monastery of Lesnovo to the Monastery of Hilandar on Mount Athos.

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The Village of Lěsnovo behind the Monastery of Saint Archangel Michael (© Tabula Imperii Byzantini and Mihailo St. Popović, 2007)
The Village of Lěsnovo behind the Monastery of Saint Archangel Michael (© Tabula Imperii Byzantini and Mihailo St. Popović, 2007)