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Marković 2004a

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Case Study Byzantino-Serbian Border Zones in Transition (1282–1355) , Historical Region of Macedonia TIB 16 , Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška

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Miodrag Marković, Prilozi za istoriju Svetog Nikite kod Skoplja. Osnivanje manastira - Milutinova obnova - hilandarski metoh, in: Hilandarski Zbornik 11 (2004) 63-132.

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Name Class Begin End Relation Type Description
Apokavkos Person Mentioned in the chrysobull charter of the Byzantine Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos from 1299/1300 for the Monastery of Saint Niketas near Skopje, in the Serbian translation of the chrysobull charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos for the Tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos from 1299/1300 (or 1308) and in the chrysobull charter from 1300 issued by the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin for the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg near Skopje. He was the owner of a place near Dol'neje Kuč'kovo before 1299, which was then named after him (καὶ ἕτερον τόπον ἐπονομαζόμενον τοῦ Ἀποκαύκου, διήκοντα μέχρι τοῦ ἐκεῖσε ἱσταμένου τιμίου σταυροῦ/I drugoje město narečenoje Apokavkovo, ōpirajušti do krьsta). He founded a church of Saint George. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin donated the church of Saint George, 60 ruined houses around the church and the courtyard of Apokavkos to the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg near Skopje (I prida kraljevstvo mi Apokavʼkovu crьkьvь Svetago Geōrgija i ōkolo njega ks. kukjamь rьpiniie ōdь Careva druma koi grede ōd Serave kь Svetoi Trojeručnici us put koi ide kь Ōbloi pirʼzě, do puta koi ide pod Mōshemь, koi grede Kuklevi i do Golьka. I ōšte dvorь Apokavʼkovь ōd Paskalja do Holevata KE. lakьtь Svetago Nikoli, i ōd Careva puti koi grede kь Ōbloi pirʼzě dolu do grada, do Kapicalja).
Borišica Person Mentioned in the chrysobull charter of the Byzantine Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos from 1299/1300 for the Monastery of Saint Niketas near Skopje and in the Serbian translation of the chrysobull charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos for the Tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos from 1299/1300 (or 1308). She was a landowner in Dobri Dolь before 1299 (ἀλλὰ δὴ καὶ τόπον καλούμενον Τομπρόδολον διήκοντα μέχρι τῆς Ῥαδούσης μετὰ τῶν ἐν αὐτῶ χωραφίων τῶν καὶ ποσουμένων εἰς πεντήκοντα στρέμματα, ἅπερ εἶχεν ἐξ ἀγορασίας ἡ Βορισίνα ἐκείνη/I drugo město Dobri Dolь: ōpirajetь do Raduše, s nivijemь ježe 50 vretenь, eže jestь kupila Borišica) and presumably founder of the Church of the Holy Mother of God in Skopje. The Byzantine Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos gave the church with the people, fields and vineyards to the Monastery of Saint Niketas near Skopje (ἐν ὧ δὴ καὶ προσεκύρωσε μονύδριον διακείμενον μὲν καὶ τοῦτο περὶ τὸν αὐτὸν τόπον τῶν Σκοπίων, εἰς ὄνομα δὲ τιμώμενον τῆς πανυπεράγνου Θεομήτορος καὶ οὕτω πως ἐπιλεγόμενονν τῆ̣ς̣ Β̣ορισίνης, μετὰ τῶν ἐν αὐτῶ προσκαθημένων ἀνθρώπων καὶ τῶν εὐρισκομένων ἀμπελίων καὶ χωραφίων). The Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos donated the churc, the people on it with the fields and vineyards to the Tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos (U tomь Skopii drugaja crьkvi na ime Svetije Bogorodice, Borišičina, s ljudmi čto se ōbrětaju podь nomь i sь nivami i sь vinogradi).
Bratislavь Person Landowner in Radějevo before 1299. He possessed vineyards, watermills and a court (ἔτι δὲ καὶ τόπον καλούμενον τοῦ Ῥαδέα μετὰ τῶν ἐν αὐτῶ ἀμπελίων καὶ μυλοστασίων καὶ αὐλῆς, ἅπερ κατεῖχε τίς ὁ Βρατίσθλαβος/I drugo město narečeno Radějevo s vinogradi i s voděničijemь i s dvoromь, ježe jestь drьžalь někto Bratislavь).
Kalomenь Person Attested in the chrysobull charter from 1300 issued by the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin for the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg near Skopje. Mentioned also in the chrysobull charter of the Byzantine Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos from 1299/1300 for the Monastery of Saint Niketas near Skopje and in the Serbian translation of the chrysobull charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos for the Tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos from 1299/1300 (or 1308). He founded a church of Saint Ilija. He gave it to the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg near Skopje for the right to have a grave (I dade Kalomenь za grobь svoi crьkvь Svetago Iliju sь nivōmь, ōd puti carьskogo koi grede mimo Svety Theōdōrь i do Gornjego puti koi ide prězь brьdo do narotija putma, i ōbь sije strane brьda do kruše gornice i do smokve, ta dolu do puti do vodovažde). The Byzantine Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos donated some fields near Lisiča to the Monastery of Saint Niketas near Skopje, which were in the vicinity of the propriety of Kalomenь (ὁμοίως περὶ τὸ ἐκεῖσε βάλτον, εἰς τόπον καλούμενον τὴν Λυσίτζιανιν, χωράφια τινὰ πλησίον τῶν δικαίων τοῦ Καλομένου). The Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos donated theses fields to the Tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos (akožde i u Blatě u Lisičahь, několikō nivija blizь pravinь Kalomenověhь).
Marena Person Attested in the ktitorial inscription and the wall painting in the Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in Kučevište. The wall paintings in Kučevište can be dated between 1331 and 1334. Apparently the mother of Radoslavь. She is mentioned in the inscription of the founders of the Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in Kučevište (sьzda se i popisa se hramь prěblagosslovenju bogorodice i s mukomь i sticaniemь ... ktitorice Marene i Radoslavь i Vladislava). She is a prominent figure of the fragmentary ktitorial composition on the northern wall of the narthex in the same church. Zagorka Rasolkoska-Nikolovska proposed a reconstruction, in which Marena holds together with Vladislava the model of the church. According to the scholar they are displaying in this way their joint-patronage of the sacral building.
Radoslavь (3) Person The identification with Radoslabos Chlapenos (Radoslav Hlapen) is doubtful. Mihailo Dinić identified Radoslav with „Rado(a)sclavus filius de jupan Vratisclavo“, who is attested in the Ragusan archives under the year 1319. Some scholars supposed that he was the same person as „iupan Rodosclauo“, who appears in the charter of Vladislav, the son of the former Serbian King Dragutin, adressed to Ragusan authorities from the 25th October 1323. He is mentioned in the chrysobull charter of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan in favour of the Monastery of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel near Prizren. Attested also in the ktitorial inscription and the wall painting in the Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in Kučevište. The wall paintings in Kučevište can be dated between 1331 and 1334. He held the position of župan. Apparently the son of Marena. He figures in the inscription of the founders of the Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in Kučevište. His portrait has been preserved only in fragments on the northern wall of the narthex in the same church. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski donated the village Klьčevišta (Kučevište) to Župan Radoslavь. Župan Radoslavь bestowed the village of Klьčevišta and its church of the Mother of God together with the hamlet Brodcь, vineyards, fruits, bought estates and all rights to the Monastery of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel near Prizren. The Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan confirmed the gift of Župan Radoslav in the chrysobull charter for the monastery (I ješte priloži carьstvo mi crьkvi carьstva mi Arhaggelu sь hotěnijemь ljubimago vlastelina carьstvu mi Radoslava župana, selo Klьčevišta, sь crьkoviju Svetyje Bogorodice, i sь zaselkomь Brod᾿cemь, s vinogrady, sь ōvoštijemь, i s kupljenicami, i sь vsěmi pravinami, kako piše u hrisovulě Klьčevišt᾿komь što jestь zapisalь roditelь carьstva mi gospodinь kral).
Repana Georgije Person Identical with Kalogeōrьgija? He was soldier. The Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos donated in 1299/1300 (or 1308?) at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin the village of Glusi [Golihovo] under the church with mills, its residual [other] rights and the soldier Georgije Repana to the Tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos (i drugo selo Glusi pod crьkvomь, sь mlini i sь pročimi pravinami jego. I voinikь koi je tu narekomi Geōrьgije Repana). The forged transcript A of the collective charter of Stefan Uroš II Milutin for the monastery of Chilandar reports that the village of Glusi together with the Kalogjurgje Repana, the place Krastavʼcь and the katun of Vlachs was granted to the monastery of Saint Nikita near Skopje and afterwards to tower of Hrusija in the vicinity of the Chilandar Monastery by the Serbian King (I dahь..i Glusii. A u Glusěh Kalogjurʼgja Rěpanu i s městom Krastavʼcь i katunь Vlahьь... To vʼse utʼvrьdivь i zapisavь dahь Svetomu Nikitě, a Svetago Nikitu dahь mojemu pirʼgu sь vʼsěmь jego utʼvrьždenijemь).
Žegrь Radomirь Person Identical with Žegrь 1 and Žegrь 2? Owner of land near Prěbužda before 1299. He and his brothers possessed gardens, mills and had also other rights at their disposal (ἀλλὰ δὴ καὶ τόπον καλούμενον τὴν Μπρεμποῦσδαν, ἀρχόμενον ἀπὸ τῆς ἐκεῖσε ὁδοῦ τῆς Μπάνιανις καὶ διερχόμενον ἀπὸ τοῦ κάστρου τῶν Σκοπίων καὶ τῶν ἐγχωρίως καλουμένων Πυκνῶν Μαρμάρων, καὶ ἀκουμβίζοντα μέχρι τοῦ ποταμοῦ τῆς Λιπεανίτζης καὶ τῆς πηγῆς τοῦ Γολισέβου καὶ τοῦ τόπου τοῦ καλουμένου Σιδηροῦ, μετὰ τῶν ἐν αὐτῶ περιβολίων καὶ μυλοστασίων καὶ λοιπῶν δικαίων, ὧν προκατεῖχε τίς καλούμενος Ζέγρος ὁ Ῥαδομηρὸς μετὰ τῶν αὐταδέλφων αὐτοῦ/I zemlja narekomaja Prěbužda: i počinajetь ōt puti banjanьskoga i idetь kь gradu Skopьskomu, i do gdě se zove Često Mramōrije, i ōpira se u rěku u Lepenьcь i kladenca Goliševa, i do města narekomago Želěznago, s perivolmi jego i s voděničijemь i s pročimi pravinami, jakože go jes(tь) drьžal drěvlje někto Žegrь Radomirь sь bratijam).
Places (29)
Name Class Begin End Description
Blat’ce (1) Place In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the village of Blat’ce is donated with all its rights (selo narekomoje Blat’ce, ježe jestь nadь Svetimь Nikitoju sь vsěmi pravinami jego). The Serbian King Milutin also mentions Blat’ce in his charter for the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg in 1300 (koi grede putь na Blatce).
Dol’njaja Črьmnica Place On the demand of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palailogos confirmed the donation of the place of Dol᾿njaja Črьmnica to the Monastery of Saint Nikita in Skopje (καὶ ἕτερον τόπον λεγόμενον τὴν Κάτω Τζερμενίτζαν, διήκοντα καὶ αὐτὸν μέχρι τοῦ ἐκεῖσε πηγαδίου). In the Serbian translation of the charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective land or place is confirmed (I drugoje město narečen᾿noje Dol᾿njaja Črьmnica ōpirajušti do kladenca ježe jestь tu).
Glusi Place In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the village of Glusi is mentioned (i drugo selo Glusi pod crьkvomь, sь mlini i sь pročimi pravinami jego. I voinikь koi je tu narekomi Geōrьgije Repana). The forged transcript A of the collective charter of Stefan Uroš II Milutin for the Monastery of Chilandar from the years 1303-1304 (or after 1331) reports that the village of Glusii together with Kalogjurgje Repana, the place Krastavʼcь and a katun of Vlachs was granted to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita near Skopje and afterwards to the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) in the vicinity of the Chilandar Monastery by the Serbian King (I dahь...i Glusii. A u Glusěhь Kalogjurʼgja Rěpanu i s městomь Krastavʼcь i katunь Vlahьь ... To vʼse utʼvrьdivь i zapisavь dahь Svetomu Nikitě, a Svetago Nikitu dahь mojemu pirʼgu sь vʼsěmь jego utʼvrьždenijemь). The charter of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (reigned 1331-1355) for the Monastery of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel near Prizren dated to 1347/48 refers to the village of Golihovo in the border delimitation of the village of Klьčevišta (A megja Klьčevištemь: do visa us poljanu, megju Pьsi Dolь i megju hlьmь tere pravo na kolovozь, i koi putь ide ōt Banjanь pravo mimo selo Slivovikь, kako izlazi kolnikь na kamenikь na brьdo, i ōt tudu pravo u planinu putemь obь druge strane do crьkvišta pri Kalopetrově lozě, a gorě uz dělь u planinu; a ōt Skopija megja, po srědě Dobroga Dola, u putь u prěky koi grede ōt Čahra, i do mramora putemь koi grede uz Golihovo pravo u Banjane, ōt toga puti pravo u visь, koi ide megju Banjane i megju Klьčevišta). Vassiliki Kravari identifies Glusi and Golihovo with today's village of Gluvo.
Klustobista Place In ca. 1299/1300 the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) donated half of the village of Klustobistēs to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita (τὸ ἥμισυ τοῦ χωρίου τοῦ καλουμένου τῆς Κλουστοβίστης). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of half of the respective village is confirmed (I polь sela Klьčevišta). In 1347/48 the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (reigned 1331-1355) donated, with the permission of the Župan Radoslav, the village of Klьčevišta and its church of the Mother of God together with the hamlet Brodcь, vineyards, fruits, bought estates and all rights to the Monastery of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel near Prizren (I ješte priloži carьstvo mi crьkvi carьstva mi Arhaggelu sь hotěnijemь ljubimago vlastelina carьstvu mi Radoslava župana, selo Klьčevišta, sь crьkoviju Svetyje Bogorodice, i sь zaselkomь Brod᾿cemь, s vinogrady, sь ōvoštijemь, i s kupljenicami, i sь vsěmi pravinami, kako piše u hrisovulě Klьčevišt᾿komь što jestь zapisalь roditelь carьstva mi gospodinь kral).
Lisiča Place On the demand of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palailogos confirmed the donation of fields near the muddy area at the the place called Lisiče in the vicinity of the properties of Kalomenos to the Monastery of Saint Nikita in Skopje (ὁμοίως περὶ τὸ ἐκεῖσε βάλτον, εἰς τόπον καλούμενον τὴν Λυσίτζιανιν, χωράφια τινὰ πλησίον τῶν δικαίων τοῦ Καλομένου). In the Serbian translation of the charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective land is confirmed (Takožde i u Blatě u Lisičahь několikō nivija blizь pravinь Kalomenověhь).
Ljuběne Place King Stefan Uroš II Milutin donated the church of Saint Nicholas in the village of Ljuběne together with vineyards and watermills to the Monastery of Chilandar (I druga cr(ь)k(o)vь S(ve)t(a)go Nikoli ōbrětajušti se vь naměsti Ljuběni, s vinogradi i sь voděničijemь i pročego naměstija eže vь ōblasti jeg(o)). The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos confirmed the donation (θεῖον ναὸν εἰς ὄνομα τιμώμενον τοῦ παμμάκαρος Ἁγίου Νικολάου καὶ διακείμενον εἰς τὴν περιοχὴν τῆς Λουμπεανίνης).
Ljuběne, Church of Saint Nicholas Place On the demand of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palailogos donated the Church of Saint Nicholas in the village of Ljuběne together with vineyards and watermills to the Monastery of Chilandar (I druga cr(ь)k(o)vь S(ve)t(a)go Nikoli ōbrětajušti se vь naměsti Ljuběni, s vinogradi i sь voděničijemь i pročego naměstija eže vь ōblasti jeg(o)). The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos confirmed the donation (θεῖον ναὸν εἰς ὄνομα τιμώμενον τοῦ παμμάκαρος Ἁγίου Νικολάου καὶ διακείμενον εἰς τὴν περιοχὴν τῆς Λουμπεανίνης).
Ljuběne, Church of Saint Nicholas, Vineyards Place On the demand of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palailogos donated the vineyards of the Church of Saint Nicholas in the village of Ljuběne to the Monastery of Chilandar (I druga cr(ь)k(o)vь S(ve)t(a)go Nikoli ōbrětajušti se vь naměsti Ljuběni, s vinogradi i sь voděničijemь i pročego naměstija eže vь ōblasti jeg(o)). The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos confirmed the donation (μετὰ τῶν ἐν αὐτῶ ἀμπελίων καὶ μυλοστασίων καὶ τοῦ λοιποῦ τόπου καὶ τῆς περιοχῆς αὐτοῦ).
Ljuběne, Church of Saint Nicholas, Watermills Place On the demand of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palailogos donated the watermills of the Church of Saint Nicholas in the village of Ljuběne to the Monastery of Chilandar (I druga cr(ь)k(o)vь S(ve)t(a)go Nikoli ōbrětajušti se vь naměsti Ljuběni, s vinogradi i sь voděničijemь i pročego naměstija eže vь ōblasti jeg(o)). The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos confirmed the donation (μετὰ τῶν ἐν αὐτῶ ἀμπελίων καὶ μυλοστασίων καὶ τοῦ λοιποῦ τόπου καὶ τῆς περιοχῆς αὐτοῦ).
Lopušani Place The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos donated in ca. 1299/1300 the village of Lopušani to the Monastery of Saint Nikita (χωρίον καλούμενον τὴν Λούψιανιν μετὰ πάντων τῶν δικαίων αὐτοῦ). The localisation is uncertain and follows the suggestion of Kravari 136, s.v. Lopušani. In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian king Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective village is confirmed (iže nareč(e)noje selo Lopušani s pravinami jego). The forged transcript A of the collective charter of Stefan Uroš II Milutin for the Monastery of Chilandar reports that the village of Lopušani was granted to the Monastery of Saint Nikita near Skopje and afterwards to Tower of Hrusija in the vicinity of the Chilandar Monastery by the Serbian King (I dahь..i Lopušane,... To vʼse utʼvrьdivь i zapisavь dahь Svetomu Nikitě, a Svetago Nikitu dahь mojemu pirʼgu sь vʼsěmь jego utʼvrьždenijemь).
Lumpotanion Place The village of Λουμποτάνιον (Ljubotěnĭ) is mentioned in a charter of the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) for the Monastery of Sveti Nikita in ca. 1299/1300 (πλανηνὴν εἰς τὸ Λουμποτάνιον μετὰ τῆς περιοχῆς αὐτῆς). The toponym is again attested in a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), which was issued at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos (Planina Ljubotěnĭ sĭ oblastijem si).
Lumpotanion, Summer Pasture Place In ca. 1299/1300 the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) donated a summer pasture in the vicinity of the village of Λουμποτάνιον (Ljubotěnĭ) to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita (πλανηνὴν εἰς τὸ Λουμποτάνιον μετὰ τῆς περιοχῆς αὐτῆς). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective summer pasture is confirmed (Planina Ljubotěnĭ sĭ oblastijem si).
Mērana Place In ca. 1299/1300 the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) donated the village of Mērana in (the župa of) Morava to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita (χωρίον διακείμενον εἰς τὴν Μοράβαν καὶ ἐπονομαζόμενον τὴν Μηράναν). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective village is confirmed (I selo u Moravě narekomoje Izmira). The forged transcript A of the collective charter of the Serbian King Milutin for the Monastery of Chilandar from the years 1303-1304 (or after 1331) reports that the village of S'mira in Morava was granted to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita near Skopje and afterwards to the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) in the vicinity of the Monastery of Chilandar by the Serbian King (i u Moravě selo S'mira ... To vʼse utʼvrьdivь i zapisavь dahь Svetomu Nikitě, a Svetago Nikitu dahь mojemu pirʼgu sь vʼsěmь jego utʼvrьždenijemь).
Nerašta Place The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos donated in ca. 1299/1300 the village of Nerašta to the Monastery of Saint Nikita (χωρίον διακείμενον περὶ τὸν Πόλογον καὶ ἐπιλεγόμενον Νεράσταν). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective village is confirmed (I u Polozě selo Nerašta s pravinami jegō).
Pobǫžda Place Tsar Constantine I Asen donated the village of Pobǫžda with vineyards, mills, meadows and all rights to the monastery of St. George-Gorg (Selo Pobǫžda sъ vinograd(i), sь nivijemь, sъ žrъn’kamoï i sь pašišti, sь vsěmi pravinami i prěžde zakon’noïmoï ih). The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos mentioned the village in ca. 1299/1300 when he donated a vineyard to the monastery of Saint Nikita (καὶ ἀμπέλια δύο διακείμενα εἴς τε τὸ Πομπόσδιν καὶ εἰς τὸν Λάκκον τοῦ Τουρίση). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian king Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of a vineyard near the respective village is confirmed (i vinogra(da) dva, jedinь o(u) Poboždi a drugy u dolu Pureševě).
Pobǫžda, Meadow Place Tsar Konstantine Asen donated a meadow near the village of Pobǫžda to the Monastery of St George-Gorge (Selo Pobǫžda sъ vinograd(i), sь nivijemь, sъ žrъn’kamoï i sь pašišti, sь vsěmi pravinami i prěžde zakon’noïmoï ih).
Pobǫžda, Mill Place Tsar Constantine I Asen donated a mill near the the village of Pobǫžda to the Monastery of St. George-Gorg (Selo Pobǫžda sъ vinograd(i), sь nivijemь, sъ žrъn’kamoï i sь pašišti, sь vsěmi pravinami i prěžde zakon’noïmoï ih).
Pobǫžda, Vineyard Place Tsar Constantine I Asen donated the vineyards near Pobǫžda to the Monastery of St. George-Gorg (Selo Pobǫžda sъ vinograd(i), sь nivijemь, sъ žrъn’kamoï i sь pašišti, sь vsěmi pravinami i prěžde zakon’noïmoï ih). The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos donated a vineyard near the village in ca. 1299/1300 to the Monastery of Saint Nikita (καὶ ἀμπέλια δύο διακείμενα εἴς τε τὸ Πομπόσδιν καὶ εἰς τὸν Λάκκον τοῦ Τουρίση). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of a vineyard near the village of Pobǫžda is confirmed (i vinogra(da) dva, jedinь o(u) Poboždi a drugy u dolu Pureševě).
Prěbužda Place In ca. 1299/1300 the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) donated the village (?, uncertain because of the Byzantine term "topos") of Prěbužda to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita (τόπον καλούμενον τὴν Μπρεμποῦσδαν). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective village (?, uncertain because of the Serbian term "zemlja") is confirmed (I zemlja narekomaja Prěbužda). The forged transcript A of the collective charter of Stefan Uroš II Milutin for the Monastery of Chilandar from the years 1303-1304 (or after 1331) reports that the village of Prěbužda was granted to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita near Skopje and afterwards to the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) in the vicinity of the Chilandar Monastery by the Serbian King (i selo Prěbuždu, ... To vʼse utʼvrьdivь i zapisavь dahь Svetomu Nikitě, a Svetago Nikitu dahь mojemu pirʼgu sь vʼsěmь jego utʼvrьždenijemь). According to Vassiliki Kravari the village of Prěbužda was located to the South of the village of Banjane.
Prěbužda, Marble Quarry Place In a charter for the Monastery of Sveti Nikita issued by the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) in ca. 1299/1300 a marble quarry is mentioned in the boundary description of the village of Prěbužda (καὶ τῶν ἐγχωρίως καλουμένων Πυκνῶν Μαρμάρων). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the same marble quarry is mentioned again (I zemlja narekomaja Prěbužda: i počinajetь ōt puti banjanьskoga i idetь kь gradu Skopьskomu, i do gdě se zove Često Mramōrije, i ōpira se u rěku u Lepenьcь i kladenca Goliševa, i do města narekomago Želěznago, s perivolmi jego i s voděničijemь i s pročimi pravinami, jakože go jes(tь) drьžal drěvlje někto Žegrь Radomirь sь bratijam). The name of the microtoponym (Πυκνὰ Μάρμαρα, Често Мрамѡриѥ) suggests that marble was extracted at this very place.
Prěbužda, Watermills Place The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) donated in ca. 1299/1300 the watermills near the village of Prěbužda to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita (μετὰ τῶν ἐν αὐτῶ περιβολίων καὶ μυλοστασίων καὶ λοιπῶν δικαίων). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective watermills is confirmed (I zemlja narekomaja Prěbužda: i počinajetь ōt puti banjanьskoga i idetь kь gradu Skopьskomu, i do gdě se zove Često Mramōrije, i ōpira se u rěku u Lepenьcь i kladenca Goliševa, i do města narekomago Želěznago, s perivolmi jego i s voděničijemь i s pročimi pravinami, jakože go jes(tь) drьžal drěvlje někto Žegrь Radomirь sь bratijami).
Raduše Place On the demand of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palailogos donated the village of Raduše to the Monastery of Chilandar (Raduše, s nivijemь ježe .N. vretenь, eže jes(tь) kupila Borišica). The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos confirmed the donation (διήκοντα μέχρι τῆς Ῥαδούσης μετὰ τῶν ἐν αὐτῶ χωραφίων τῶν καὶ ποσουμένων εἰς πεντήκοντα στρέμματα, ἅπερ εἶχεν ἐξ ἀγοραςί(ας) ἡ Βορισίνα ἐκείνη).
Radějevo Place The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos donated in ca. 1299/1300 the village of Radějevo to the Monastery of Saint Nikita (τόπον καλούμενον τοῦ Ῥαδέα). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective village is confirmed (I drugo město nareč(e)no Radějevo).
Skopje, Upper Town, Monastery of Saint Nicetas Place The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos mentioned the Monastery of Saint Nikita near Skopje in the years 1299/1300 (πλησίον [τῶν Σκοπίων] εὑρίσ[κετ]αι μοναστή[ριον εἰς ὄνο]μα τιμώμενον τοῦ Ἁγίου μεγαλομάρτ[υ]ρος Νικήτα). In 1299/1300 or 1308 a Serbian version of a charter by Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - confirmed the donations made by Michael IX (ō priloženi ježe vь Skopi cr(ь)kva S(ve)t(a)go m(u)č(e)nika Nikiti vь metohiju). It could well be that the scribe of the aforesaid Slavonic charter localised the Monastery of Saint Nikita wrongly in the vicinity of the Upper Town of Skopje, while it is to be found to the NW outside of the town, which is indicated by the Byzantine charter. The forged Transcript A of the Collective Charter of Stefan Uroš II Milutin for the Chilandar monastery reports that the deserted Monastery of Saint Nikita was found and re-erected by the Serbian king (I ōbrěte kraljevьstvo mi manastyrь zapustělь vь Skopʼskoi straně Svetago Nikitu ōtьčьstva mojego i napravihь jego). He donated it afterwards to to Tower of Hrusija near the Chilandar monastery (a Svetago Nikitu dahь mojemu pirʼgu sь vʼsěmь jego utʼvrьždenijemь). The Church has an elongated cross-in-square plan, with a dome and interior which is divided into nine bays. The four bays that form a cross are barrel-vaulted. The calotte of the dome (made of brick) rests upon a high octagonal drum. The specific design of the sanctuary, which consists of the eastern arm of the cross, a short narrow bay and a semicircular apse, was imitated in Serbian fourteenth-century architecture, especially in Churches founded by noblemen. The façades were built in alternating layers of bricks and ashlars. Also, the façade walls of the church are decorated with blind arches that rest on lesenes. As supposed by researchers the Church was built by Byzantine master builders (influence came from the nearby Thessaloniki like the Church of Saint Panteleimon, the small Church of the Holy Saviour and the Church of the Panagia Elassona Olympiotissa in Elassona). The building was fresco decorated in the 14th century (after 1321) by Michael Astrapas, the famous Thessalonian painter of the Palaiologan era, and his associates . The Church had a parakklesion once situated in the Eastern section of the South wall and was dedicated to St. John the Baptist, and was fresco painted in the 16th century. It was a single nave edifice with the width greater than the length and it was demolished in 1928.
Sōsthnai, Summer Pastures Place The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) donated two summer pastures called Sōsthnai to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita in ca. 1299/1300 (ἑτέρας δύο πλανηνὰς καλουμένας Σώσθνας). The source-based context suggests that these summer pastures were located in the mountains to the East of the village of Λουμποτάνιον. In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective summer pastures is confirmed (Druzě dvě planině narekoměi Soštně).
T(P)uri(e)šev dolь Place On the demand of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palailogos confirmed the donation of a vineyard a short distance away from Turičev dolь to the Monastery of Saint Nikita in Skopje (καὶ ἀμπέλια δύο διακείμενα εἴς τε τὸ Πομπόσδιν καὶ εἰς τὸν Λάκκον τοῦ Τουρίση). In the Serbian translation of the charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective land is confirmed (i vinograda dva, jedinь ou Poboždi a drugy u dolu Pureševě). The Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin donated a field on a abandoned vineyard in Turičev dolь to the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg ( Niva vinogradište vь Turičeve dolě, ōd rěke megju vinogradi i megju Vitanom, ta gorě na brěgь na Gomradu I. pogonь).
Viništa Place The Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos donated in ca. 1299/1300 the village of Viništa to the Monastery of Saint Nikita (ἕτερον τόπον καλούμενον Βίνισαν, διήκοντα μέχρι τοῦ ὄχθου τοῦ Σελκόβου). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian king Stefan Uroš II Milutin - in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective village is confirmed (Drugo město Viništa ōpirajušti do brěga Selkova).
Vlach Katun near Klьčevišta Place In ca. 1299/1300 the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) donated a Vlach katun (κατοῦναν βλαχικήν) near the village of Klustobista to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita. The topography and the context suggest that the katun has to be localised to the North of the contemporary villages of Banjane, Kučevište and Pobožje. In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective katun is confirmed (i katunь Vlahь Svetago Nikite).
Župa of Morava Place In ca. 1189/90 the Serbian Grand Župan Stefan Nemanja (reigned 1166/68-1196) incorporated Morava into his realm (Priloži že kĭ zemli otčĭstvïa svojego oblastĭ nyševĭskuju do konca, Lypljanĭ že i Moravu i glagoljemy Vrani, prizrěnĭsku že oblastĭ i Pologa oba do konca sĭ megami svoimi.). In ca. 1299/1300 the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) donated the village of Mērana in (the župa of) Morava to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita (χωρίον διακείμενον εἰς τὴν Μοράβαν καὶ ἐπονομαζόμενον τὴν Μηράναν). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the village of Izmira in Morava is confirmed (I selo u Moravě narekomoje Izmira). In the first quarter of the 14th century Morava was part of the Bishopric of Lipljan (po Moravě). The forged transcript A of the collective charter of the Serbian King Milutin for the Monastery of Chilandar from the years 1303-1304 (or after 1331) reports that the village of S'mira in Morava was granted to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita near Skopje and afterwards to the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) in the vicinity of the Monastery of Chilandar by the Serbian King (i u Moravě selo S'mira ... To vʼse utʼvrьdivь i zapisavь dahь Svetomu Nikitě, a Svetago Nikitu dahь mojemu pirʼgu sь vʼsěmь jego utʼvrьždenijemь). In 1342 the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (reigned 1331-1355) issued a charter in favour of the starec Ioanĭ in Morava donating to him the Monastery of Sveti Nikola Mrački for lifelong subsistence (u Moravě). According to Siniša Mišić the medieval Serbian župa of Morava is to be localised along the river Binačka Morava.
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Name Class Description
Skopje Sveti Nikita 1 Source In ca. 1299/1300 the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) issued a charter for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos, through which the possessions of the Monastery of Sveti Nikita in and near Skopje were confirmed.
Skopje Sveti Nikita 2 Source In ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328) confirmed, at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), the possessions of the Monastery of Sveti Nikita near Skopje for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos. This charter is only preserved in a Serbian translation. It seems plausible that Andronikos II had also issued a Greek charter in the years 1299/1300, because a parallel Byzantine charter on this topic is preserved by his Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320), which was issued most probably in the years 1299/1300 and in which most of the mentioned places had also been donated.