Vukdrag | |
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čelnik [of the Serbian kingdom] | |
Born | Kingdom of Serbia |
Died | 8 May 1327 |
Buried | Church of St. John the Baptist in Dići (near Ljig, central Serbia) |
Spouse(s) | Vladislava (nun Ana) |
Occupation | magnate |
Vukdrag ( Serbian Cyrillic: Вукдраг; [a] d. 1327) was a Serbian nobleman who served King Stefan Dečanski (r. 1321–31) as čelnik. [1] He was a magnate in the Rudnik mountain area, who founded (as the ktetor) the Raška style [2] church in Dići (near Ljig, central Serbia), below the Rudnik, before 1327, most likely as a family temple. [3] He must have had one of the important gubernatorial functions in the Rudnik oblast (province) during the reigns of kings Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321) and Stefan Dečanski. [2] Unknown in historical sources, [4] he was buried in his church, where his gravestone inscription tells that he died on 8 May 1327, [5] on the Feast of the Ascension (Spasovdan), [6] and that he had taken monastic vows as Nikola (Никола) and [once] held the title of čelnik. [7] It is unclear if there was one or several individuals with that title at the court at that time; Đuraš Ilijić ( fl. 1326–62) was mentioned with the title in 1326, and Gradislav Vojšić ( fl. 1284–1327), for the second time, in 1327. [1] He was buried in a special tomb inside the church, [8] and his gravestone was set by his wife Vladislava (nun Ana). [9] The unearthing of the gravestone gave new facts in the understanding of the territorial contours of the Serbian state north of Rudnik at the end of the 13th- and beginning of 14th century. [10] The largest medieval necropolis in Serbia was unearthed around the church, with flat gravestones (more than 180 slabs) belonging to the oldest phase of the Stećak culture. [11]
Vukdrag | |
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čelnik [of the Serbian kingdom] | |
Born | Kingdom of Serbia |
Died | 8 May 1327 |
Buried | Church of St. John the Baptist in Dići (near Ljig, central Serbia) |
Spouse(s) | Vladislava (nun Ana) |
Occupation | magnate |
Vukdrag ( Serbian Cyrillic: Вукдраг; [a] d. 1327) was a Serbian nobleman who served King Stefan Dečanski (r. 1321–31) as čelnik. [1] He was a magnate in the Rudnik mountain area, who founded (as the ktetor) the Raška style [2] church in Dići (near Ljig, central Serbia), below the Rudnik, before 1327, most likely as a family temple. [3] He must have had one of the important gubernatorial functions in the Rudnik oblast (province) during the reigns of kings Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321) and Stefan Dečanski. [2] Unknown in historical sources, [4] he was buried in his church, where his gravestone inscription tells that he died on 8 May 1327, [5] on the Feast of the Ascension (Spasovdan), [6] and that he had taken monastic vows as Nikola (Никола) and [once] held the title of čelnik. [7] It is unclear if there was one or several individuals with that title at the court at that time; Đuraš Ilijić ( fl. 1326–62) was mentioned with the title in 1326, and Gradislav Vojšić ( fl. 1284–1327), for the second time, in 1327. [1] He was buried in a special tomb inside the church, [8] and his gravestone was set by his wife Vladislava (nun Ana). [9] The unearthing of the gravestone gave new facts in the understanding of the territorial contours of the Serbian state north of Rudnik at the end of the 13th- and beginning of 14th century. [10] The largest medieval necropolis in Serbia was unearthed around the church, with flat gravestones (more than 180 slabs) belonging to the oldest phase of the Stećak culture. [11]