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

 

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