The Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God Mateič
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The monastery of Mateič is dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God. It is located in the village of Mateič, near Skopje and Kumanovo in Skopska Crna Gora. The ktetor of this monastery is empress Helena Nemanjić (1310–74) wife of the Serbian emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (r. as king 1331–46, as emperor 1346–55) and mother of the emperor Stefan Uroš V (r. 1355–71). It is believed that the church was built on the site of an older building dating to the 11th century. In the life of emperor Uroš V, Patriarch Pajsije (1614–74) states that the construction of Mateič was started by emperor Dušan before the end of his reign, and that the construction was continued by his wife Helena and son Uroš after his death in 1355. This assumption was accepted by the older generation of researchers, so the construction and fresco painting of the church has been dated to the period after 1355. However, recent research has placed the construction and decoration of the monastery during the reign of Duš...an in the period between 1348 and 1352. Empress Helena was the ktetor of this church, which is confirmed by her donor portrait, but also by the mural program.
The katholikon has a cross-in-square plan with a dome on pillars rising above the central part of the naos. In the west is a narthex that is much smaller than in other royal foundations from the time of Nemanjić. The prothesis and the diakonikon serve as chapels and they have smaller domes. They are connected to the narthex by an ambulatory, which is a system of subsidiary spaces located on the north and south sides of the central nave of the naos. Four domes were erected over the pastophorion and the narthex. These four small domes, together with the central one, give the church a five-dome appearance from the exterior. This type of building has as its prototype the churches of the Holy Apostles and the monastery of Christ Pantokrator in Constantinople. The painted program includes a large number of cycles such as the Great Feasts, the Passion of Christ, Christ’s Miracles, the Life of the Virgin, the Akathistos of the Virgin, the Church Councils, the Acts and the Martyrdom of the Apostles, legend of the king Abgar, the cycle dedicated to the Ecumenical councils, as well as the scenes from the lives of saints: John the Forerunner, Demetrios, and Elijah.
Кључне речи:
The Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God / Mateič / empress Helena Nemanjić / mural program / private pietyИзвор:
Mapping Eastern Europe, eds. M. A. Rossi and A. I. Sullivan, 2021, 13-07-2021Издавач:
- Princeton University
Финансирање / пројекти:
- Mapping Eastern Europe, sponsored by the International Center of Medieval Art through the 2021 Advocacy Seed Grant
Напомена:
- Mapping Eastern Europe is a new digital and interactive platform intended to promote study, research, and teaching about the history, art, and culture of Eastern Europe between the 13th and 17th centuries among students, teachers, scholars, and the wider public. https://mappingeasterneurope.princeton.edu/item/the-church-of-the-dormition-of-the-mother-of-god.html
Институција/група
Istorija umetnosti / History of ArtVinulović, L.. (2021-07-13). The Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God Mateič. in Mapping Eastern Europe, eds. M. A. Rossi and A. I. Sullivan, 2021 Princeton University.. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_6217
Vinulović L. The Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God Mateič. in Mapping Eastern Europe, eds. M. A. Rossi and A. I. Sullivan, 2021. 2021;. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_6217 .
Vinulović, Ljubica, "The Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God Mateič" in Mapping Eastern Europe, eds. M. A. Rossi and A. I. Sullivan, 2021 (2021-07-13), https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_6217 .