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Donation of Posessions of Kožle to the metropolitan of Serres

Begin 01.09.1352
End 01.09.1354

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ID 19244
System Class Acquisition
Case Study Byzantino-Serbian Border Zones in Transition (1282–1355)
Event Donation

Description

The Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan granted with this chrysobull charter the church of Saint Nicholas on the river Pčinja under the fortress Kožle with all rights and properties for life to the metropolitan of Serres. After his death the rights should devolve on the Monastery of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel near Prizren. The charter is dated 1 september 1352 or 1353.

Relations

Places (5)
Name Class Begin End Description
Blat'ce (2) Place In the border delimitation of the church of Saint Nicholas on the river Pčinja under the fortress Kožle the road towards Blatce is mentioned (kako grede kol᾿nikь na Blat᾿ce u Veliju Lok᾿vu).
Brus Place The Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan together with his son and his wife donated the bought settlement site Brus with boundaries and all rights for life to the metropolitan of Serres. After his death the rights should devolve on the Monastery of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel near Prizren (I što si jestь imala kupljenicu selište Brusь i tozi da si ima i drьži s megjami i sь vsěmi pravinami sela toga. A se megje Brusu: kako Cerovi Potokь opada u Pšinju, i nizь P᾿šinju prěma Bělomь Kamenu, na ōnu stranu, i ōtь Běloga Mramora pravo putemь u Pet᾿kovu crьkvь, i ōtь Pet᾿kove crьkve pravo putemь nadь arьmen᾿skaa selišta, pravo u mělь, i ōtь měla strьmo u Pšinju, i vse nizь Pšinju do srědь Bal᾿šině nivě, i ōtь Bal᾿šině nivě pravo na Črьveni Mělь, i ōtь Črьvěnoga Měla nadь Mlačišta, do rasputija brěznič᾿koga puti, i ōtь tude prěko putemь do Stanьčeva sada, i ōtь sada Stanьčeva nizь dolь u potokь Cerovi, i potokom Cerovimь u Pьšinju).
Brězniča Place In the border delimitation of the bought settlement site Brus the road called after the village of Brezniča is mentioned (do rasputija brěznič᾿koga puti).
Cerovo Place The charter of King Stefan Uroš II Milutin for the Monastery of St. George near Skopje in the year 1300 refers in the boundary description of the village Kalugerovljane to the old road from Cerovo to Kostreš (A mege sela togo počinajutь ōt puti staroga velijega koi grede ōt Cerova na Kostreš). In the border delimitation of the bought settlement site Brus the stream called after the village of Cerovo is mentioned (i ōtь sada Stanьčeva nizь dolь u potokь Cerovi, i potokom Cerovimь u Pьšinju).
Kožle, Church of St. Nikola Place The forged transcript A of the collective charter of Stefan Uroš II Milutin for the Monastery of Chilandar reports that the Church of Saint Nikola in Kozle together with the village, hamlets and all rights was granted to the Monastery of Saint Nikita near Skopje and afterwards to the Tower of Hrusija in the vicinity of the Chilandar Monastery by the Serbian king (I dahь..i Svetago Nikolu u Kozʼli i sь selomь i sь zaselijami, i sь vʼsěmi pravinami. To vʼse utʼvrьdivь i zapisavь dahь Svetomu Nikitě, a Svetago Nikitu dahь mojemu pirʼgu sь vʼsěmь jego utʼvrьždenijemь). The Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan together with his son and his wife donated the Church of Saint Nicholas on the river Pčinja under the fortress Kozlje, which was founded by his grandfather Uroš, for life to the metropolitan of Serres. They granted him all rights of the church together with the land, the people, the vineyards, watermills, bought estates, estates given for the sake of soul and hunting grounds. After the death of Jakob, the metropolitan of Serres, the rights should devolve on the Monastery of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel near Prizren. (Izьobrěte carьstvo ni hramь velikago arhïjereja Hrïstova i čjudotvor᾿ca Nikoli, vь městě naricajeměmь na P᾿šini podь Kozljemь, jegože sьzda praroditelь carьstva mi svety kralь Urōšь, i nastoještïimi vrěmen᾿mi porušenь, i vlasteli nasiljajemь, ili istěje rešti poměrop᾿šenь...prijem᾿ši vo rucě svoi blagověrna i hristoljubivaa carьstva mi carica kira Jeleni, jako biti jei vьtoromu htitoru sego božьstvьnago hrama svetago Nikoly…i dastь svojeju rukoju si božьstvnyi hramь svetago Nikoly mol᾿bniku carstva ni prěōsvešten᾿nomu mitropolitu sěr᾿skomu kirь Jakovu, da si jo ima i napravlja sь nikymь neōtjemljemu do svojego živōta vь poměnь carьstva ni; i paky po smr᾿ti mitropolita sěr᾿skoga kirь Iakōba, si svety i božьstvnyi hramь svetago Nikoly da si ima monastyrь carьstva mi svetago arhistratiga Mihaila I Gabrïila u Prizrěně, sь vsěmi pravinami iže jestь zapisalo carьstvo mi vь hrisovulě Svetago Nikoly i vь hrisovulě arhistratiga Mihaila I Gabrïila, sь zemlomь i sь ljud᾿mi, i s vinogradi, i s voděnicami, i s kupljenicami, i sь zadušьninami, i sь lovišti, prosto rek᾿še sь vsěmi pravinami…A se megje zemli crьkovnoi Svetago Nikoly: ōtь broda pšin᾿skoga podь gradomь prěko brьda podь gradь na Grьličinь Kami, i ōtь Grьličina Kamena vse nizь P᾿šinju do Ratilьca, i ōtь Ratilьca prěko u Veliku, i paky ōtь togažde broda p᾿šin᾿skoga putemь na brьdo prěma gradu, i těmьzi voznikomь, kako grede kol᾿nikь na Blat᾿ce u Veilju Lok᾿vu, i ōtь lokve u velii dubь, i ōtь velijega duba pravo nizь dolь nizь Ōsikov᾿cь u Veliku).
Sources (1)
Name Class Description
Kožle Source On 1 September 1352 or 1353 the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (reigned 1331-1355) granted the Church of Saint Nicholas on the river Pčinja beneath the fortress of Kožle with a chrysobull to the Metropolitan Jakob of Serres. After his death the rights should devolve to the Monastery of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel near Prizren.