Maps of Power

Donation of Banica

Begin 01.09.1258
End 31.08.1277

Properties

ID 7352
System Class Acquisition
Case Study Historical Region of Macedonia TIB 16
Event Donation

Description

Tsar Constantine I Asen donated the village of Banica to the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg.

literature

Kravari 1989 — 180 , Petrovski 2015 — 95-98 , Zbornik 2011 — 256

Relations

Places (1)
Name Class Begin End Description
Banica Place The Bulgarian Tsar Constantine I Asen donated the village of Banica with its vineyards and mills to the Monastery of St George-Gorg (Selo Banici sь nivijemь sъ vinōgrad(i), sъ žrьn’kami, i sь vsěmi pravinami). This village is also attested by the Archbishop Demetrios Chomatenos of Ohrid as Βάνιστα.
Actors (2)
Name Class Begin End Relation Type Description
Constantine I Asen Person Constantine I Tich Asen was between the years 1258 and 1277 Tsar of the Second Bulgarian Empire. He became Tsar after the murder of Koloman and the defeat of Mico in the Bulgarian civil war of 1256-57. He married the Nicean Princess Eirine Laskarina and later Maria Palaiologina. Both wives influenced his foreign affairs. The internal politics were dominated by the disputes among the boyars. He died in a battle against the rebells commanded by Ivajlos.
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.
Events (3)
Name Class Begin End Description
Donation of Banica, Mills Acquisition Tsar Constantine I Asen donated mills in or near the village of Banica to the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg.
Donation of Banica, Vineyards Acquisition Tsar Constantine I Asen donated vineyards in or near the village of Banica to the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg.
Donation of Properties by the Bulgarian Tsar Constantine I Asen to the Monastery of St. George-Gorg Acquisition The Bulgarian Tsar Constantine I Asen donated properties to the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg, which was located in or near Skopje.
Sources (1)
Name Class Description
Skopje Monastery of St. George 1 Source The Bulgarian Tsar Konstantin I Asen (reigned 1257-1277) confirmed previous donations of properties and people to the Monastery of St. George-Gorg near Skopje and added his own. The charter is dated to the years of his reign (1257/58-1277).