Antonije Bagaš
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Anthony Bagaš was a Serbian
nobleman
from Kastoria
that retreated to Mount Athos
in between 1356-1366, where he later bought and restored the ruined Athonite monastery of Saint Paul (Agiou Pavlou)
with the help of Nikola-Gerasim Radonja (the son of sebastokrator Branko Mladenović
) in the 1380s, becoming its abbott - taking the monastic name Arsenios (Arsenije). The two were successful in receiving donations from both the Byzantines and Serbs
, and refurbishing the monastery with revenue from Serbian silver and gold mines, making it one of the major Serbian monasteries
. He translated hagiographical works into Serbian.
He had a brother, Nikola, who in 1385 donated the monastery of Mesonesiotissa near Edessa
, together with villages, churches and other property to the Saint Paul monastery of Arsenije.
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
nobleman
Serbian nobility
Serbian nobility was the privileged order or class of Serbia in the Middle Ages and Early Modern times.The first nobles of greater status was those in the 9th and 10th century, who were connected to the royal family by marriage. In the 13th and 14th centuries, the nobility greatly expanded, and in...
from Kastoria
Kastoria
Kastoria is a city in northern Greece in the periphery of West Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria peripheral unit. It is situated on a promontory on the western shore of Lake Orestiada, in a valley surrounded by limestone mountains...
that retreated to Mount Athos
Mount Athos
Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in Macedonia, Greece. A World Heritage Site, it is home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries and forms a self-governed monastic state within the sovereignty of the Hellenic Republic. Spiritually, Mount Athos comes under the direct jurisdiction of the...
in between 1356-1366, where he later bought and restored the ruined Athonite monastery of Saint Paul (Agiou Pavlou)
Agiou Pavlou monastery
Agiou Pavlou monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos, located on the easternmost peninsula of Chalkidiki, Greece....
with the help of Nikola-Gerasim Radonja (the son of sebastokrator Branko Mladenović
Branko Mladenović
Branko Mladenović was a 14th-century Serb feudal lord in the Lake Ohrid border region in 1346 between the Serb lands ruled by Stefan Dušan and Albanian lands ruled by Matarango...
) in the 1380s, becoming its abbott - taking the monastic name Arsenios (Arsenije). The two were successful in receiving donations from both the Byzantines and Serbs
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
, and refurbishing the monastery with revenue from Serbian silver and gold mines, making it one of the major Serbian monasteries
Serbian monasteries
Serb Orthodox monasteries are found throughout Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Canada and the United States. This foundation of monasteries followed the forming of the first semi-independent Serbian states starting in the 10th century...
. He translated hagiographical works into Serbian.
He had a brother, Nikola, who in 1385 donated the monastery of Mesonesiotissa near Edessa
Edessa
Edessa may refer to:*Edessa, Greece*Edessa, Mesopotamia, now Şanlıurfa, Turkey*County of Edessa, a crusader state*Osroene, an ancient kingdom and province of the Roman Empire...
, together with villages, churches and other property to the Saint Paul monastery of Arsenije.
Sources
- Jan Olof Rosenqvist, Interaction and isolation in late Byzantine culture, Google book
- Pavlikianov, The medieval aristocracy on Mount Athos
- Angold, Eastern Christianity Michael Angold
- Through the looking glass: Byzantium through British eyes : papers from the twenty-ninth Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies, London, March 1995, p. 141