A History of Christianity in the Balkans. A study in the spread of Byzantine culture among the Slavs
Matthew Spinka
INDEX
Achaia, 2, 3
Alaric, 3
Alexius I Comnenus, Emp.,
as general, 94
persecuted the Bogomils, 95-96
condemned Basil, 97-99
Anastasius the Librarian, 41-42
Anchialus, 2;
battle of, 52
Andrew II of Hungary,
granted the Golden Bull, 163
Andronicus II, Emp.,
the marriage schemes of Milutin, 134-35
Anna Comnena, 95-96
Antae, a Slavic tribe, 4
Antivari
became an archbishopric, 75-76
Arianism, 3
Arsenius, Archbishop, 89, 129
Asperuch
founder of the Bulgarian state, 28
Avars, 4
Auxentius, Bishop, 2
Babun faith (i. e., Bogomilism), 147
Baldwin I, Emp.,
defeated by Kaloyan, 106-07
Baldwin II, Emp.,
surrendered his title, 114
mentioned, 129
Barlaam, a monk
opposed hesychasm, 117
Basil, Archbishop
consecrated, 101-02, 105
requested patriarchal rank, 102-05, 106
Basil I, Emp.,
recovered Dubrovnik, 21
sent missionaries to the Croatians, 22
Christianization of the Serbians, 23-24
seized the throne, 41
B. and the Bulgarian church, 42
redeemed Slavic priests, 47
sent them to Bulgaria, 49
Basil II, Emp.,
subjugated Bulgaria, 71-72
his ordering of the Bulg. church, 91-92
Basil, leader of the Bogomils,
came to Constantinople, 97
condemned by Alexius, 98-99
Béla III of Hungary
ordered to drive out the Bogomils, 158
wished to conquer Bosnia, 159
Béla IV of Hungary
his expedition against Bosnia, 167
conquered Bosnia and Hum, 168
Beyazid I, Sultan,
overthrew Bulgaria, 126-27
defeated the Balkan league at the Kosovo Polye, 152
Bogomil,
Cosmas’ description, 63
Bogomilism,
its origin, 61-63
its tenets and organization, 64-67
expelled from Serbia, 79
its patriotic character, 94-95
persecuted under Alexius, 94-99
spread to Moglen, 99
its influence in the Empire, 99-100
its opposition to Tsar Boril, 108-09
Council of 1211, 109
spread to Mount Athos, 119
condemned at two councils, 120
prohibited in Serbia, 147
proscribed by Nemanya, 157
penetrated into Hum, 157-58
Boril, Tsar,
opposed by the Bogomils, 108
deprived of his throne, 109
Boris, Khan,
accepted Christianity, 29, 32
strove for eccl. independence, 33, 38-43
Revolt against him, 37
193
194
Council of 879, 45
nationalization of the church, 47-49
resigned the throne, 49
deposed Vladimir, 50
Boris II, Tsar, 68
captured by Svyatoslav, 69
compelled to abdicate, 70
Bosnia,
zhupa of, 74
Catholicized, 132
Bogomilism welcomed, 158
Branimir, Prince
subjected Croatia to the pope, 22
Bulgarians, Finnish, 25ff.
Christianity introduced, 28-29
Bulgarians, Slavic, 3, 25-26
conquered by the Finnish Bulg., 26
Bulgaria, Western, 68, 70-71
Bulgaria under Greek domination,
conditions in, 92
revolt of 1186, 100
Bulgaria, the Second Empire,
imbued with Greek spirit, 101
Bulgarian Church,
submitted to Constantinople, 43
popes strove to regain it, 43, 45
nationalization of, 45-49
disciples of Methodius, 47-49
raised to a patriarchate, 53
conditions under Peter, 59-61
partially abolished, 70
Ohrid a patriarchal see, 71
Basil II abolished the patriarchate, 72-73
Basil made a primate, 105
Joachim II, his rank acknowledged, 111
fight for eccl. independence, 117-18, 121
anti-eccl. movements, 119
two councils held, 120
its independence lost, 127-28
Callistos, Patriarch, 117
struggle with Simeon, 117-18
his Life of Theodosius, 118
condemned Joannicius II, 143
negotiated eccl. pacification, 148
Charles of Anjou, King of Naples, 114, 131
Charles of Valois,
alliance with Milutin, 135
Cheslav, Prince
won Serbian independence, 59
Christianity,
Slavic opposition to it, 10-12, 35-36
among the Slovenes, 15-16
among the Croatians, 16, 18-23
among the Serbians, 23-25
among the Bulgarians, 25-33
political aspects of it in Bulgaria, 38
Clement of Ohrid,
disciple of Methodius, 46
his work in Macedonia, 47-49, 53
"Comitopouloi" 68
Constantine the Great, 2
Constantine Porphyrogenitus, 7, 18, 22, 23
to marry Simeon’s daughter, 51-52
married Romanus’ daughter, 52
Constantine Bodin, King, 74-75
Serbian church unified, 76
offered the Bulg. crown, 93
Constantine, Tsar, 113
Constantinople,
taken by the Crusaders, 82-83
Cosmas, Presbyter,
conditions in the Bulg. church, 60-61
description of the Bogomils, 59-66
Council of Basle, 175-76
Council of Constantinople in 869-70, 4243
Council of Constantinople in 879, 45
Council of Constance, 175
Council of Lyons, 114-15, 131
Croatians, Dalmatian,
conversion of, 18-20, 22
Crusade, the Fourth,
Constantinople taken, 82-83
its effect on Bulgaria, 104
Cumans, 94, 95
Cyril and Methodius,
their work in Moravia, 17, 21
sent to Moravia, 31
Slavic literature, 45
Cyrillic literature, 54
195
Damian, Patriarch, 70
Daniel II, Archbishop,
his life, 137-38
his literary activity, 138
Danubian provinces,
invaded by the Slavs, 4-7
ecclesiastical division, 12-13
Dechany, monastery of,
built by Stephen III, 137
Demetrius, Archbishop,
his protest against Pech, 87
mentioned, 102
Demetrius, Patriarch
recognized, 57
“metropolitan of Silistria”, 57
Demetrius Zvonimir, 75
Desa, Grand-Zhupan, 77
Dioclea-Zeta,
zhupa of, 73-74
lost hegemony, 76
Dobrotić,
his independence, 121-22
Domagoy, Prince, 21
Domentiyan, 85, 86
Dominic, a papal legate, 102-03
Domnio, Bishop, 2
Dragovitian Church, 97
Dubrovnik,
archbishopric of, 74
Empire, Eastern Homan conditions in, 100
Eugenius IV, Pope,
granted divorce to Stephen Thomas, 177
Eustratius, Metropolitan of Nicaea, 96
Euthemius, Patriarch, 99
his life and literary labors, 123-25
siege of Trnovo, 126-27
exiled and died, 127
Fabian,
his work in Bosnia, 170
Formosus, Bishop,
candidate for Bulg. archbp., 40, 42
refused appointment, 40-42
cause of the loss of Bulgaria, 45
George Brankovich, revolted, 152
succeeded to the throne, 153
bought a part of Bosnia, 176
George Terteri, Tsar, 116, 134
Gerald, his work in Bosnia, 170-71
Germanus, a Roman general, 5
Ghuzz or Uzes, 93
Glagolitic literature, 54
Gorazd, disciple of Methodius, 46
Gratian, Emp., 2
Gregory VII, Pope,
made Michael of Serbia king, 75
Gregory Palamas,
defended hesychasm, 117
Gregory the Sinaite,
founder of hesychasm, 116
settled at Mt. Athos, 117
Hadrian, Pope,
his effort to regain Bulgaria, 43-44
Hadrianople, 3, 4;
conquered by the Turks, 122
Helena, wife of Stephen Urosh I, 129
her support of Roman Catholicism, 130, 135
Helena Gruba,
regent of Bosnia, 173
Henry, King of Hungary,
became king of Serbia, 82
crusade against the Patarenes, 160
Heraclius, Emp.,
Christianization of the Croatians, 18
Christianization of the Serbians, 23
Herzegovina
origin of the name, 176
annexed by the Turks, 182
Hesychasm, its origin, 116
its character, 117
spread into Bulgaria, 117
Euthymius, a hesyehast, 123-25
Honorius III, Pope,
granted Stephen the royal title, 83-84
his measures against the Patarenes, 163-64
Hrvoye Vukchich,
“the Bosnian king-maker’ 173
defeated by Sigismund, 174
Hum,
episcopal see of, 74
zhupa of, 74
196
Hungary,
of the Avars and the Huns, 4
Huns, 4
Ignatius, Patriarch,
restored, 41
consecrated Joseph, 43
papal remonstrance against it, 43-45
Illyricum,
invaded by the Slavs, 4-7
prefectures of, 12-13
annexed to the patriarchate of Constantinople, 14
Innocent III, Pope,
gained the Serbian church, 82
gained the Bulgarian church, 102-106
crusade against the Patarenes, 160
Isaiah, monk of Mt. Athos,
sent to Constantinople, 150
Jerome, St., 2 Jacob, Cardinal,
his report on the Bosnian church, 164-65
Jacob de Marchia,
sent to Bosnia, 175-77
Jacob, Archbishop,
opposed Milutin’s marriage, 134
Joannicius I, Archbishop,
supported Urosh I, 131
Joannicius II, Archbishop,
raised to patriarchal rank, 116, 141
anathematized, 143
Joachim II, Patriarch
his rank acknowledged, 111
John Hunyadi, General
defeated Murad II, 153
John de Casamaris,
in Bulgaria, 104-05
forced the Patarenes to submit to the papacy, 161-62
John of Ephesus,
description of the Slavs, 5-6
John, Archbishop, 91
John VIII, Pope,
fears loss of Croatia, 22,
his efforts to regain Bulgaria, 43-45
John Ducas Vatatzes, Emp.,
reconquered much territory, 109-10
his relation with John Asen II, 110-12
John V Palaeologus, Emp.,
his minority, 116
war with John Cantacuzene, 116, 141, 142
treated with Serbia, 148
John VI Cantacuzene, Emp.,
his war with John V, 116, 141-42
John Tzimisces, Emp.,
seized the throne, 69
drove the Russians out of Bulgaria, 69-70
annexed eastern Bulgaria, 70
abolished the Bulgarian patriarchate, 70
John Alexander of Bulgaria,
ascended the throne, 116
married a Jewess, 120
divided his territory, 121
died, 123
John Asen II of Bulgaria
succeeded Boril, 109
won a victory in 1230, 110
alliance with Vatatzes, 110-11
his title acknowledged, 111
resumed his alliance, 112
died, 113
John Shishman of Bulgaria,
his land invaded by Murad I, 123
joined the Balkan league, 126
put to death, 127
John Sracimir
lost his territory to Hungary, 122
John Uglyesha,
anathema removed, 149
defeated and killed, 150
Jordanes,
his description of the Slavs, 5
Joseph, Archbishop, 43, 49
Jovian, Emp., 2
Judaisers in Bulgaria,
condemned, 120-21
Justinian, Emp., 3, 4
Justiniana Prima
founded by Justinian, 13, 92
Ohrid and Pech identified with it, 114-15, 131
197
Kaliman I, Tsar, 113
Kaloyan, Tsar,
negotiated with Innocent III, 102-06
at war with the Latin Empire, 106-07
assassinated, 107
Khilandar, monastery of
founded by Stephen Nemanya and Sava, 80
Khrabr, monk
his defense of the Slavic letters, 54-55
Klaić, V., 160
Klis, 20
the first Benedictine monastery, 20
Klokotnitse, battle of, 110
Kobilich, Milosh,
assassinated Murad I, 151
Koloman, Herzog of Croatia,
his crusade against Bosnia, 166
Kosovo Polye, battle of, 126, 151
Krum, Khan, 27
Kulin, Ban of Bosnia,
his rule, 158
became a Patarene, 159
abjured Patarenism, 160-62
Ladislav IV Cuman,
his dissolute life, 168
Latin Empire of Romania,
created, 104
Kaloyan at war with it, 106-07
its decline, 109-10
Baldwin II surrendered his title, 131
Charles of Valois, titular emperor of, 135
Lazar Hrebelyanovich,
assumed the title of prince, 150
eccl. reconciliation, 150
battle of Kosovo Polye, 151
Lazar III of Serbia, 154
Leo, Cardinal-priest,
crowned Kaloyan, 105-06
Leo III the Isaurian, Emp.,
withdrew Illyricum from Rome, 14
Leontius, the first patriarch of Bulgaria, 53
Liudprand, Bishop of Cremona, 40
Ludwig the German, Emp., 29
sent missionaries to Bulgaria, 38-39
Macedonia, 2
evangelized under Clement, 48-49
Magyars,
invaded Bulgaria, 59
Manichaeism
its origin in Thrace, 62
influenced the rise of Bogomilism, 62
spread to Moglen, 99
Manichees-Paulicians,
revolt of, 94-95
Manzikert, battle of, 74
Manuel I, Patriarch
granted autocephaly to the Serbian church, 86
Manuel I Comnenus, Emp.,
his Serbian policy, 76-77
his supposed Bogomilism, 99
Maritsa, battle on the, 122-23, 150
Matthew Ninoslav, Ban of Bosnia,
raised to the throne, 164
abjured his faith, 165
deprived of his banship, 166
regained his throne, 167
died, 168
Matthias Corvinus, 154
resented the arrogance of Stephen Tomashevich, 181
Maximus, Bishop, 6
Methodius, Archbishop
his work in Pannonia, 17-18
his work ruined, 18
his disciples in Rascia, 25
expulsion of his disciples, 46-47
Michael, Zhupan,
expanded his territory, 74
secured the royal title, 74-75
Michael Cerularius, Patriarch, 92
Michael VIII Palaeologus, Emp.,
reconquered Constantinople, 114
negotiations for church union, 114-15
revolt against his policies, 115
resentment of it in Serbia, 131
Miroslav of Hum,
gave refuge to the Bogomils, 158
198
Mohammed II, Sultan,
conquered Constantinople, 154, 179
Semendria surrendered to him, 154, 179-80
Stephen Tomashevieh refused tribute, 181
onquered Bosnia, 181-82
Mongols,
invasion of Serbia, 129-30
Moravia,
work of Cyril and Methodius there, 46
Mount Athos,
Sava went to, 79-81
its monks, leaders of the Bulgarian church, 101
hesychasm there, 117
spread of Bogomilism, 119
John Cantacuzene retired to, 121
Euthymius went there, 124
donation of Milutin, 133
Mladen II Shubich
his rule over Bosnia, 169
Murad I, Sultan,
Hadrianople made his capital, 122
battle of Kosovo Polye, 151
his assassination, 151
Murad II, Sultan,
demanded the surrender of Serbia, 153
conquered Serbia, 153
defeated the Hungarians, 154
Mutimir, Zhupan of Rascia,
conversion of, 24, 73
Narenta Valley,
conversion of the pirates of, 24
conquered by Nemanya, 77
Nicephorus Phocas, Emp.,
married Theophano, 67
his war with Bulgaria, 67
murdered by Tzimisces, 69
Nicetas, Bishop of Remisiana, 2
Nicetas I, Patriarch, 23
Nicholas Mysticus, Patriarch,
his pleadings with Simeon, 51, 52
Nicholas I, Pope,
conversion of Boris, 30
Boris asks for an archbishop, 38
his Responsa, 38-40
refused Boris' request, 41-42
Nicodemus, Archbishop, 136
supported Stephen III, 137
Niederle, L., 4
Nin, bishopric of, 20
Ohrid, see of,
see of Bishop Clement, 48
became patriarchal see, 71
became Hellenized, 74, 92
reduced in size, 91
lost some privileges, 94
converted into a Bulgarian see, 107-08
subordinated to Trnovo, 111-12
identified with Justiniana Prima, 114, 131
Orkhan, Emir,
married Cantacuzene's daughter, 121
Ostrogoths, 3
Palladius, bishop of Ratiara, 2
Pannonia,
settled by Slovenes, 16
Christianization, 16-17, 18
Panteleimon, St., Bulgarian monastery
center of Slavic culture, 48
Simeon a monk there, 49
Panteleimon, St., a monastery of Mt. Athos, 80
Patarenes (i. e., Bogomils of Bosnia and Hum),
rulers of Bosnia and Hum joined them, 159
a crusade against them, 160
submitted to papal legates, 161-62
reestablished their strength, 163
a crusade organized, 163-64
elevated Matthew Ninoslav to the throne, 164
expedition against them, 166-67
gained a leading position, 168
reached acme of power, 174-75
persecuted, 178-79
emigrated, 179
accepted Islam, 182-83
Patzinaks, 59, 93, 94, 95
Paulicians
their influence on Bogomilism, 62
more transplanted to Thrace, 70
199
Pech, see of,
became archepiscopal see, 129
declared uncanonical, 114, 131
raised to patriarchal rank, 141
Peregrinus, Bishop,
his work in Bosnia, 171-72
Peter and John Asen,
revolt of, 100
Peter, Tsar,
recognized as tsar, 57
married Maria-Irene, 58
war with Nicephorus, 67
his death, 68
Philippopolis,
a Manichee-Paulician center, 95-97
Latin duke of, 106-07
conquered by the Turks, 123
Philotheos, Patriarch,
Serbian lands submitted to him, 149, 150-51
Photius, Patriarch,
conversion of Moravia, 31
conversion of Bulgaria, 32, 38
deposed by Pope Nicholas, 41
Council of 879, 45
Popruzhenko, M. Gr., 53, 60, 61, 63
Preslav,
the Slavic capital of Bulgaria, 50
taken by Svyatoslav, 69
patriarchate abolished, 70
its bishop raised in rank, 105
Procopius of Caesarea,
description of Slavs, 5, 6, 8
Rački, F., 162
Radoslav, King, 88-89
Rascia,
conversion of, 24
zhupa of, 74
gained hegemony, 76, 78
centralizing policy of Desa, 77
its prominence under Stephen Nemanya, 77-78
succession to disputed, 81
Rascia, bishopric of,
subject to Ohrid, 73
Rastislav, Prince,
Christianization of Moravia, 30-31
Rastko or Rastislav,
assumed the name of Sava, 80
Roman Catholicism,
in Serbian countries, 73-74, 78-79
accepted by Vlkan, 82
accepted by Stephen, 83-84
reaction against, 86
union of the Bulg. church with Rome, 102-06
abandoned the union, 111-12
unionist policy of Michael VIII, 114-15, 131
Helena of Serbia protected it, 130, 135
Milutin’s unionist policy, 135-36
Stephen III and R. C., 137
opposed in Hum and Bosnia, 158-59
gains victory in Bosnia, 160-62
legate sent to Bosnia, 163
the state of the Bosnian church, 164-65
crusades against Bosnia, 166-67
Dragutin’s missionary policy, 169
the officium inquisitionis, 170
under Stephen Kotromanich, 171
under Bishop Peregrinus, 171-72
R. C. again threatened, 172-73
Council of Basle in relation to Bosnia, 175-77
accepted by Stephen Thomas, 177-79
Romanus Lecapenus, Emp.,
seized the throne, 52
acknowledged Peter, 57
Runciman, S., 57 footnote
Russia,
received Christian literature from Bulgaria, 55
Salona, 2
became Spalatum, 19
Salonica, see Thessalonica
Samuel, Tsar, 71
defeated by Basil II, 72
Sandal Hranich, 174
bought Southern Bosnia, 176
Sava, St.,
his early life, 79-80
founded Khilandar, 80
returned to Serbia, 84-85
autocephaly of the Serbian church, 86
200
became archbishop, 86
pilgrimage and death, 89
Sava II, Archbishop, 130
Semendria, fortress of,
built by George Brankovich, 153
surrendered to Mohammed II, 180
Serbians, 3
Christianization of, 22-25
fell under the Bulgarian domination, 73
under the Byzantine sway, 73-74
Serbian Church,
unified under Antivari, 76
Orthodoxy made supreme, 79
acknowledged Innocent III, 82
became a patriarchate, 86
organization of its eparchy, 87-88
Serbian Orthodox Church,
Stephen I Urosh’s pro-Catholic leanings, 130
under Milutin, 333
negotiations for reunion with Eome, 135-36
excommunicated, 143
restored to communion, 149-53
its function, 155
Serbian Latin sees, 74
Sigismund, Emp.,
defeated at Nicopolis, 152
appealed to for protection, 153
Croatia and Dalmatia surrendered to him, 173
invaded Bosnia, 174
Silistria,
made the titular see of Bulgaria, 57
surrendered by Svyatoslav, 69
subject to Constantinople, 70
Simeon, Emp.,
educated at Constantinople, 43
became hegumen, 49
became tsar, 50
wars with the Empire, 53-52
assumed the imperial rank, 53
Slavic culture, 53-55
criticism of his policy, 56
Simonis,
married Milutin, 134-35
Singidunum, 2
Sirmium, 2
became an archbishopric, 38
Slavic liturgy and literature,
forbidden, 75
correction of, 124
Slavs,
invaded the Danubian provinces, 3-8
their religion, 8-10
missionary work among, 10-32
character of Slavic Christianity, 33-35
permanent results, 36, 184-87
Slovenes,
their conversion, 15-36
Sofia, (Sredets)
made capital, 71
bishop killed, 94
conquered by Sracimir, 123
taken by the Turks, 125
Spalatum, Spalato, bishopric of,
conversion of the Croatians, 19-20
a Latin archbishopric, 20
Synod of, 75
Sredets, see Sofia
Stephen Nemanya, Grand-Zhupan,
centralized power in his hands, 77-78
Orthodoxy made the dominant faith, 79
became monk Simeon, 80
persecuted the Bogomils, 157
Stephen the First-Crowned, King
succeeded Stephen Nemanya, 81
driven out by Vlkan, 82
married Anna of Venice, 83
secured the royal crown, 83
Stephen Urosh I,
married Helena, 129
defeated by his son, 131
Stephen Dragutin,
seized the throne by force, 131
compelled to resign, 132
converted to Catholicism, 132
his efforts to Catholicize Machva and Bosnia, 132, 168-69
Stephen II Milutin,
estimate of his reign, 132-33
his four marriages, 133-35
treated with Charles of Valois, 135
treated with the papacy, 135
was canonized, 136
201
Stephen III Dechansky,
revolted against his father, 136
gained the throne, 137
wooed Blanche of Taranto, 137
monastery of Dechany, 137
victory at Velbuzhd, 139
was strangled, 139
Stephen Dushan, Tsar
conquered imperial territory, 136
revolted against his father, 139
his military career, 139-41
imperial rank, 141
patriarchal rank conferred upon Joannicius II, 141
his Code, 143-47
his plans for Bosnia, 171
died, 148
Stephen Urosh V,
eccl. reconciliation, 148
deposed, 149
Stephen Lazarevich,
his Turcophil policy, 152
his cultural tastes, 152
Stephen, Ban of Bosnia,
spread of Bogomilism, 163
deposed by the Patarenes, 164
Stephen Dabisha, King
his life, 173
Stephen Kotromanich, King,
Catholic mission in Bosnia, 170-72
Stephen Ostoya, King, 173
restored to the throne, 174
Stephen Thomas Ostoyich,
embraced Roman Catholicism, 177
Stephen Tomashevich, King
rejected by the Serbians, 154
his coronation, 180-81
refused tribute to the sultan, 181
beheaded, 182
Stephen Tvrtko I, King
his life, 172-73
Stephen Vukehich
“the Duke of St. Sava”, 176
Studenitsa, monastery of,
founded by Nemanya, 80
Sava settled there, 84
school of, 88
Sursubul, George
regent of Bulgaria, 57-58
Svyatoslav, Grand-Prince
invaded Bulgaria, 67
captured Preslav, 69
defeated by Tzimisces, 69
killed by the Patzinaks, 70
Theodore I Angelus
crowned emperor, 109-10
Theodore I Lascaris, Emp.,
allied with Kaloyan, 107
Theodosius I, Emp., 3
Theodosius of Trnovo,
chief of the hesychasts, 117
sided with Callistos, 118
Theophylact, Patriarch
description of Bogomilism, 61-62
died, 63
Thessalonica, 1, 2, 5,
papal vicars, 12-13
Sava made a visit to, 86
Boniface of, 107
conquered, 110
besieged by Stephen Dushan, 121
Thessaly, 2
Thrace or Thracia, 2, 4, 95
Trebinye,
zhupa of, 73, 74
episcopal see of, 74
Trnovo,
Sava died there, 89
seat of Peter and John Asen, 100
see of the primate, 107-08
Council of, 109
superior to Ohrid, 111-12
declared uncanonical, 114
submitted to Rome, 115
lost its independence, 127-28
Tsamblak, Gregory, 126
Turks, Seljuq, 74, 93
Turks, Ottoman,
first invasion of Europe, 121
Hadrianople their capital, 122
conquered Philippopolis, 122
end of the Bulgarian Empire, 126-28
battle on the Maritsa, 150
battle of Kosovo Polye, 151
invaded Bosnia, 173
occupied Vrhbosna, 176
took Bosnia, 181-82
conquered Herzegovina, 182
202
Tvrtko II Tvrtkovich, King
regained the Bosnian throne, 174-75
paid tribute to the sultan, 177
Ugrin, Archbishop of Kalocz,
crusade against the Patarenes, 163-64
granted the Bosnian bishopric, 167
Ursacius, bishop of Singidunum, 2
Valens, Emp., 3
Velbuzhd,
its see raised in rank, 105
battle of, 116, 139
Venantius, Bishop, 2
Visigoths, 3
Vatopedi, on Mt. Athos, 80-81
Vidin,
bishop of, 94
its bishop consecrated Basil, 101-02
settled by the Bogomils, 109
Catholicized, 122
reconquered, 123
Vidov Dan, 151
Vladimir, Khan,
subverted Boris’ policy, 49
Vlkan, Zhupan,
seized the Serbian throne, 81
subordinated the Serbian church to the pope, 82
Volhkvi, Slavic magicians, 9
Vukashin, Tsar,
seized the throne, 149
defeated and killed, 150
Zhicha, monastery of, 86
school of, 88
metropolitan see removed, 129
Zlatarsky, V. N., 52