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Donation of Popovlïane

Begin 01.01.1300
End 31.12.1300

Properties

ID 8580
System Class Acquisition
Case Study Historical Region of Macedonia TIB 16
Event Donation

Description

King Stefan Uroš II Milutin donated the settlement of Popovlïane near the town of Skopje to the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg.

Relations

Events (1)
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.
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
Places (1)
Name Class Begin End Description
Popovlïane Place King Stefan Uroš II Milutin donated the settlement of Popovlïane near the Upper Town of Skopje to the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg (Popovlïane koi se obrětajutь vь Skopii gradě pod oblastiju svetago Geōrgiïa, i vь selěhь i vь vsěhь metohiïahь po duhovnoi oblasti, da ne meteha nikoi episkupь, ni dohodka uzeti ni zaprěšteniïa postaviti na popověhь svetago Geōrgiïa, razvě arhijepiskupu pomenь, a eksarhato svetomu Geōrgiju. I tizi popove da drьže nedelju u monastiri redomь). The context of the donation of Popovlïane suggests that this settlement lies within the modern city to the north of the river Vardar and to the east of Kale, which formed the Upper Town of medieval Skopje.
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.