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Mušutišta, the Church of the Mother of God (Hodegetria)

Crkva Bogorodice Odigitrije, Mušutište, Црква Богородице Одигитрије, Мушутиште

Begin between 01.01.1314 and 01.01.1315
End 31.08.1347

Description

The church of the Virgin Hodegetria near the village Mušutišta was erected in 1314/1315 as the endowment of the grand kaznac Jovan Dragoslav, his wife Jelena, his son Staniša and his daughter Annna (Poče se: i sьzda se: božьstvьni, i vsečstnii hramь prěčistie vladičice naše bogorodice ōdigitrie: is temelna va dan prěvisokago kralě Uroša sь trudomь i sь pospešeniemь Iōvana velikago kaznca Dragoslava sь Elenomь sь podružjemь svoimь i Stanišomь synomь si i sь Anomь dьšteriju si vь lěto 6823 endikta 20). The Serbian emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan donated the church of the Virgin Hodegetria near the village of Mušutišta to the to the Monastery of the Holy Archangels in Prizren (Selo M’šutišta i sь crьkvami Svetomь Bogorodicomь i Svetymь Symeōnomь, sь zemlomь, i s vinogrady, i sь vokijemь, i črьnicami, i sь mliny).
It was a Church of a developed cross-in-square plan with a dome built in alternating rows of stone and brick (with the recognizable features of the ecclesiastical architecture of Thessaloniki), and was fresco decorated. Unfortunately, the Church was completely ruined by Albanian extremists in 1999.

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Sources (2)
Name Class Description
Founder's inscription of kaznac Jovan Dragoslav Source The inscription was located above the western entrance of the now destroyed Church of the Virgin Hodegetria in Mušutište gives the name of the ktetor and the year in which the church was built. The temple was erected in 1314/1315 by grand kaznac Jovan Dragoslav with his wife Jelena, son Staniša and the daughter Anna.
Svetoarhandjelovska hrisovulja Source In or soon after 1347/48 the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (reigned 1331-1355) issued the so-called "Svetoarhandjelovska hrisovulja" in favour of the Monastery of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel near Prizren. This charter mentions several Vlach and Albanian katuns.