ktetor
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek κτήτωρ (ktḗtōr). The alternative form ktitor likely came via a Slavic intermediary such as Macedonian ктитор (ktitor) or Serbo-Croatian ktitor.
Noun
[edit]ktetor (plural ktetors)
- One who funds the building or reconstruction of an Eastern Orthodox church or monastery.
- 1994, John Van Antwerp Fine Jr., The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest, page 38:
- Sava drew upon the monastery’s typikon (rule or charter), which was his privilege as ktitor (founder) of the institution.
- 2004, Carolyn L. Connor, Women of Byzantium, page 268:
- Theodora’s prime concern as founder, or ktitor, and first abbess of the nunnery is her daughter, Euphrosyne, who was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and to Christ when still a child.
- 2004, Leri Tavadze, “Social Composition of Feudal Georgia According to Korogho Reliefs”, in Proceedings. Institute of Georgian History. Faculty of Humanities. Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, volume 4, number 4:
- The closest figure to the central part of facade is the bearded ktitor of the church holding its model in his right hand.
- 2016, Michael Palairet, Macedonia: A Voyage through History, Volume 1: From Ancient Times to the Ottoman Invasions, page 370:
- The Dragaš family regarded Poganovo as their “family monastery” but as far as I can determine there is no ktitor portrait there today.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]one who funds the building of an Eastern Orthodox church