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Serbian Patriarch Jovan II (1592–1614),
painted by Georgije Mitrofanović (1619–20),
Church of the Holy apostles, north wall, the Patriarchate of Peć
all [inhabitants] are Orthodox Christians and i, jovan, the most sinful servant of all people, the most wretched Hiere- us, bought this holy and divine book named the Book of epis- tles and donated it to the holy and magnificent monastic com- munity of the Dečani Monastery (...) amen.
The note in the Dečani Manuscript: Ni i, 284 (1023)
THe aSSeMBLY (SaBOR) iN GRaČaNiCa, 1620
in the year 7128 (1620), in the month of May, the assembly was convened. amen!
The inscription in the narthex of the Gračanica Monastery: Ni iV, 114 (6598)
THe ROOF ON THe GRaČaNiCa CHURCH COVeReD, 1620
By the will of the Father and with the help of the Son and through the action of the Holy Spirit, this church was roofed by order of (humble archbishop of Peć) Kyrr Paisios, in the year 7128 (1620).
The inscription on the dome of the Gračanica church: Ni i, 298 (1086)
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THe ReSTORaTiON OF THe CHURH OF THe PaTRiaRCHaTe OF PeĆ, 1634
By the will of the Father and with the help of the Son and through the action of the Holy Spirit, this holy and divine edifice was restored through the efforts and care of the Most Reverend archbishop Kyrr Paisios and one dilapidated part was wall-painted-we did as best as we could out of love and zeal together with the all the brethren during the year 6142 (1634), of the 2nd indiction. That year, humble Paisios had the refectory covered as well, though [the Patriarchate was] in great distress. in that time, Kyrr Spiridon was in charge as ecclesiarch, while Kyrr Vasilije was the abbot and Kyrr Todor the spahee, and the rest of the brethren-may the Lord par- don them!
The inscription on the western wall above the entrance to the Church of the Holy apostles, the Patriarchate of Peć: Ni i, 327 (1259–1260)
THe eCCLeSiaRCH OF THe PeĆ MONaSTeRY SYLVeSTeR KiLLeD BY THe CLiMeNTi, jULY 8, 1665
in the year 7173 (1665) in the month of july, ecclesiarch Syl- vester was brutally murdered by the cursed [albanian clan of ] Climenti [Kelmendi]. ah, the bitter wounds! Hieromonk Sylvester departed this life in the month of july, on the 8th day of the month, being murdered with a rifle as a murder weapon by the cursed Hagarenes. May his memory be eter- nal.
The inscriptions on the western wall of Danilo’s narthex in the Pa- triarchate of Peć
THe CLiMeNTi MURDeReD a MONK FROM THe PaTRiaRCHaTe OF PeĆ, 1665
Let it be known that carpenter Stephen was murdered by the Climenti [albanian clan], in the year 7173.
The inscription on the western wall of Danilo’s narthex in the Pa- triarchate of Peć
THe aCTS OF ViOLeNCe aND TeRROR (ZULUM) PeRPeTRaTeD BY SHaHiN-aGa aRNaUTiN, 1680
i, Mitar, a scribe (dijak) from Crveni Breg, am writing this to make known that when i was a jazhdzija [scribe] for the sub-pasha of Crveni Breg Husain-bey under the duke Sha- hin-aga the arnaute [albanian]—the latter was an evil dog and the Christians suffered under a heavy burden of oppres- sion and heavy shackles. in the year 7188 (1680).
The note in the MS in the old National Library of Serbia, Belgrade, No 126: Ni i, 424 (1767)
PaTRiaRCH aRSeNije iii ON HaRD TiMeS, 1683
(...) and in those years, a great evil was inflicted by amir Sultan Mehmed upon the entire country, and all Christian people were pressed by intense adversities, there were se- vere sürsats [sürsat—a form of food requisitioning with price controls] and high taxes impositions throughout the land and whether they sailed at sea or marched on the mainland all [armed] forces of the ishmaelites like a winged dragon swooped down on the glorious city of Vienna. But God re- sists the proud, hence he (the Sultan) returned unsuccessful
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