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Stefan Uroš II Milutin's Charter concerning the rank order of Serbian bishops and abbots

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ID 14123
System Class Source
Case Study Byzantino-Serbian Border Zones in Transition (1282–1355)
Provenance Serbian
Source Charter

Description

The Serbian king Stefan Uroš II Milutin together with archbishop Nikodim confirm the hierarchical order of the bishops and abbots of the most significant serbian bishoprics and monasteries. The charter was issued after the appointment of Nikodim (12.5.1317) and before the dead of the king Stefan Uroš II Milutin.

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Events (1)
Name Class Begin End Description
Confirmation of hierarchical order Acquisition The Serbian king Stefan Uroš II Milutin together with archbishop Nikodim confirm the hierarchical order of the bishops and abbots of the most significant serbian bishoprics and monasteries. The charter was issued after the appointment of Nikodim (12.5.1317) and before the dead of the king Stefan Uroš II Milutin.
Places (5)
Name Class Begin End Description
Gostivar Place In the list of 14 abbots of the Serbian church the Abbot Danil from the Monastery of Gostivar occupies the eleventh place (gostivarskii Danilь). The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan donated, together with his son the Young King (mlad kralь) Uroš, the village of Štenče together with all rights and boundaries to the Monastery of the Holy Virgin of Htětovo. The boundaries in the charter are called after the sites Modriče and Gostivar (Štenče selo sь vsěmi pravinami i s megami, sь modričkymi i gostivarskymi, i do metochyje Svetyje Nedělje, pravo nizь děl prěz Veliku, na Dubь jedini, na Lisiče Jazbine, pravo naa Mogilice, na cěstu u Crьveni Brěg, a ōt Crьvenoga Brěga pravo na Glogovnikь).
Gostivar, Monastery Place In the list of 14 abbots of the Serbian church the Abbot Danil from the Monastery of Gostivar occupies the eleventh place (gostivarskii Danilь). According to Seliščev the ruins of the monastery could be seen near the church of Saint Demetrius, built in the 19th century.
Htětovo, Monastery of the Holy Virgin Place The Monastery of the Holy Virgin in Htětovo appears for the first time in the document collection of the Archbishop of Ohrid Demetrios Chomatenos. One monk from the Monastery of the Holy Virgin in Htětovo Gerasimos claimed damages for the properties, which were illegally extorted from his relative by the Priest Moschos (Ὁ γὰρ ἀπὸ τοῦ Ἄνω Πολόγου ὁρμώμενος καὶ ἐν τῇ σεβασμίᾳ μονῇ τῆς ὑπεραγίας δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου τῇ ἐν Κτεατόβῃ ἀσκούμενος μοναχὸς Γεράσιμος). In the list of 14 abbots of the Serbian church the abbot Theōdorь from the Monastery of the Holy Virgin in Htětovo occupies the tenth place (htětovskii Theōdorь). The Serbian king Stefan Uroš IV Dušan, together with his son the Young King (mlad kralь) Uroš, confirmed old and several new possessions to the Monastery of the Holy Virgin in Htětovo. The Serbian emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan donated the Monastery of the Holy Virgin in Htětovo with villages to the Monastery of Hilandar (U Polozě crьkovь Mati božija Htětovska i sь seli). The monastery was abandoned and fell into decay during the later Ottoman period. The building material from the monastery was used in the construction of the nowadays ruined Baltepe fortress.
Modriče Place In the list of 14 abbots of the Serbian church the Abbot Vartolomej from the Monastery in Modriče occupies the ninth place (modričskii vrьdoloměi). According to the Nomic charter preserved in the Land Inventory Brebion one witness in the dispute over the possession rights of the hill Pleš, whose name was Kalinik, came from Modriče (kir Kalinikь ōd Modriče). The Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan donated together with his son, the Young King (mlad kralь) Uroš, the village of Štenče together with all rights and boundaries to the Monastery of the Holy Virgin of Htetovo. The boundaries in the charter are called after the sites Modriče and Gostivar (Štenče selo sь vsěmi pravinami i s megami, sь modričkymi i gostivarskymi, i do metochyje Svetyje Nedělje, pravo nizь děl prěz Veliku, na Dubь jedini, na Lisiče Jazbine, pravo naa Mogilice, na cěstu u Crьveni Brěg, a ōt Crьvenoga Brěga pravo na Glogovnikь).
Modriče, Monastery Place In the list of 14 abbots of the Serbian church the Abbot Vartolomej from the Monastery in Modriče occupies the ninth place (modričskii vrьdoloměi). Tomoski assumed, that the village of Modriče is identical with nowadays Pirok in Polog.