СТЕФАН ДУШАН И МАНАСТИР СВЕТОГ ЈОВАНА ПРЕТЕЧЕ НА МЕНИКЕЈСКОЈ ГОРИ КОД СЕРА
STEPHEN DUŠAN AND THE MONASTERY OF ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER ON THE MOUNT MENOIKEION BY SERRAI

Summary/Abstract: The monastery of St. John the Baptist on the Mount Menoikeion in the vicinity of Serrai was founded in around 1275. It enjoyed considerable favour of the Queen Simonis and since 1332 its patron was John Kantakouzenos. After the Serbian conquest of eastern Macedonia, the monastery prospered owing to the care of Stephen Dušan. The ties between the Serbian ruler and the monastic community are testified by the Greek documents of Dušan’s chancery. There are nine preserved prostagmata and chrysobulls of the Serbian King and Tsar from the period of 1345–1355. The analysis of their data, along with the use of other sources, will provide a basis for the attempted sketch of relations between Stephen Dušan and the influential Greek spiritual institution in southeast Macedonia.

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