Zographou Monastery from Mount Athos and Petru Rareş. An Inscription about the Acquisition of a Watermill in 1533 Cover Image
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Mănăstirea Zografu de la Muntele Athos şi Petru Rareş. O inscripţie referitoare la cumpărarea unei mori de apă în 1533
Zographou Monastery from Mount Athos and Petru Rareş. An Inscription about the Acquisition of a Watermill in 1533

Author(s): Florin Marinescu, Nikolaos Mertzimekis
Subject(s): History
Published by: Centrul de cercetare şi documentare ŞTEFAN CEL MARE
Keywords: Petru Rareş; Mount Athos; Zographou Monastery; inscription; watermill in Chalkidiki

Summary/Abstract: The present text discusses the relation between the Moldavian ruler Petru Rareş and the Zographou Monastery from Mount Athos. At the Zographou Monastery, more specifically in Saint Cosma’s chapel, one finds an inscription on marble which reads that Petru Rareş bought a watermill next to Zographou Monastery’s metochion in Kalamaria region and donated it to the monastery. The second source which documents the relations of the Moldavian prince with Zographou is the diptychs of the monastery from 1682, where among other founders one reads Petru Rareş. The authors conclude that Petru Rareş continues the tradition of his family, his father, Stephen the Great, and his brother, Bogdan III, in relation to Zographou. The members of Stephen the Great dynasty prove to be new benefactors and founders of this monastery.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 49-54
  • Page Count: 6
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