Ktetor (Greek: κτήτωρ) or ktitor (Cyrillic: ктитор; Georgian: ქტიტორიkt’it’ori; Romanian: ctitor), meaning 'founder', is a title given in the Middle Ages to the provider of funds for construction or reconstruction of an Eastern Orthodoxchurch or monastery, for the addition of icons, frescos, and other works of art. It was used in the Byzantine sphere. A Catholic equivalent of the term is donator. At the time of founding, the ktetor often issued typika, and was illustrated on frescoes ("ktetor portrait"). The female form is ktetorissa (Greek: κτητόρισσα) or ktitoritsa (Cyrillic: ктиторица).
Fresco of Serbian king Stefan Dečanski at Visoki Dečani monastery holding a small monastery in his hands; this signifies that he is the ktitor of the monastery.
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Thomas, John P. (1987). Private Religious Foundations in the Byzantine Empire. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks. ISBN9780884021643.
Geoffrey Wainwright (2006). The Oxford History of Christian Worship. Oxford University Press, USA. pp. 287–. ISBN978-0-19-513886-3.
ktetor, greek, κτήτωρ, ktitor, cyrillic, ктитор, georgian, ქტიტორი, romanian, ctitor, meaning, founder, title, given, middle, ages, provider, funds, construction, reconstruction, eastern, orthodox, church, monastery, addition, icons, frescos, other, works, use. Ktetor Greek kthtwr or ktitor Cyrillic ktitor Georgian ქტიტორი kt it ori Romanian ctitor meaning founder is a title given in the Middle Ages to the provider of funds for construction or reconstruction of an Eastern Orthodox church or monastery for the addition of icons frescos and other works of art It was used in the Byzantine sphere A Catholic equivalent of the term is donator At the time of founding the ktetor often issued typika and was illustrated on frescoes ktetor portrait The female form is ktetorissa Greek kthtorissa or ktitoritsa Cyrillic ktitorica Fresco of Serbian king Stefan Decanski at Visoki Decani monastery holding a small monastery in his hands this signifies that he is the ktitor of the monastery Sources editThomas John P 1987 Private Religious Foundations in the Byzantine Empire Washington D C Dumbarton Oaks ISBN 9780884021643 Geoffrey Wainwright 2006 The Oxford History of Christian Worship Oxford University Press USA pp 287 ISBN 978 0 19 513886 3 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ktetors nbsp This Eastern Orthodox Christianity related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ktetor amp oldid 1212115331, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
