Ἀλέξιος Κομνηνός
Properties
| ID | 133698 |
|---|---|
| System Class | Person |
| Case Study | The Process of Byzantinization in the Central Balkans (Late 10th – Mid-13th Century) |
| Sex | Male |
Description
Mentioned in the inscription above the main entrance into the naos of the Church of St. Panteleimon at Nerezi from 1164. He appears as a κῦρ in the inscription. Alexios was a man of
significant status in twelfth-century Komnenian society. He was a grandson of the founder of the Komnenian dynasty, Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118). Alexios Angelos Komnenos was one of five children of a military aristocrat, Konstantine Angelos, and the youngest daughter of the Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, Theodora. The only written records of his activity are the dedicatory inscription in his church, and the documents of the Church Council of 1166.
literature
Barzos 1984 — Vol. I, 664-665 , Ostrogorsky 1936 — 111-129 , Sinkević 2000 — 4-10 , Sinkević 2000 — 34-43Relations
Actors (2)
| Name | Class | Begin | End | Relation Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118) | Person | GrandparentOf(GrandchildOf) | grandfather | ||
| Byzantine Empire | Group | Nobleman |
Events (1)
| Name | Class | Begin | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation of the church of St. Panteleimon at Nerezi, near Skopje | Activity | According to the inscription above the main entrance into the naos from 1164, the church was dedicated to St. Panteleimon and decorated at the expense of Alexios Angelos Komnenos, in September of the thirteenth indiction of the year 6673 (1164), when the hegoumenos was the monk Ioannnikios. |
Sources (1)
| Name | Class | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Inscription above the main entrance into the naos of the Church of St. Panteleimon at Nerezi | Source | Inscription has been preserved on the marble architrave above the main entrance into the naos of Nerezi. It reads: Ἐϰαλλιεϱγήθη ὁ ναὸς του ἁγίου ϰαὶ ἐνδόξου μεγαλομάϱτυϱος Παντελεήμονος ἐϰ συνδϱομῆς ϰυϱοῦ ’Αλεξίου τοῦ Κομνηνοῦ καὶ υἱοῦ τής πορφυρογεννήτης κυϱᾶς Θεοδώρας μηνί Σεπτεμβρίῳ ἰνδιϰτιῶνος ῖγ ἔτους ΣΧΟΓ ἡγουμενεύοντος Ἰωαννιϰίου μονάχοῦ. The church of the holy and renowned great-martyr Panteleimon was embellished with the contribution of Lord Alexios Komnenos, son of the purple-born Theodora, in the month of September; indiction 13, 1164, Ioannikios the monk being hegoumenos. The inscription informs us that the church was dedicated to St. Panteleimon and decorated at the expense of Alexios Angelos Komnenos, in September of the thirteenth indiction of the year 6673 (1164), when the hegoumenos was the monk Ioannnikios. |