S U M M A R Y

June 3 (Thursday)

17,30 - Ceremonial Opening (Master of Ceremony Ms. Ivana Jocić)

• Welcome Address – dr Miša Rakocija
• Blessing by Bishop of Niš Mr. Arsenije
• Welcome speech – Dušica Davidović (City of Niš)
• Welcome Address  – prorector Prof. dr Vesna Lopičić
• Official Symposium Opening - prof. dr Ariadna Voronova (Moscow)
• Promotion of Proceedings  No19 – dr Andjela Gavrilović, (Belgrade)
• Cocktail at Niš University Hall

Chair: dr Irena Ljubomirović (Niš)

1. 18,30-18,45 – Deacon dr Ivica Čairović (Belgrade)
   The Service of the Patriarch in the Serbian Orthodox Church in the 21st Century - the Historical Contribution of the Late Serbian Patriarch Irinej (Gavrilović)
2. 18,45-19,00 - dr Miša Rakocija (Niš)
   The Secret of the Forgotten Marble Statue of the Early Byzantine Empress in Niš
3. 19,00-19,15 - dr Anna Zakharova (Moscow)
   Fresco of the Fifteen Martyrs of Tiberiopolis in Strumica in the Context of the Byzantine Art of the Late 9th - First Half of the 10th Century
4. 19,15-19,30 – dr Jelena Glušac (Belgrade)
   Serbian Patriarchs in the Time of the Despotate (1402-1459)
5. 19,30-19,45 - dr Dragoljub Marjanović (Belgrade)
   Byzantine Paradigm of Hermits and Pretenders to the Imperial Throne - Mutual Relations (VI - XI century)
6. 19,45-20,00 - dr Galina Alekseeva (Vladivostok)
   The Image of the Mother of God "Life-Giving Source" in the Icon-Painting and Singing Tradition as a Resource of Orthodox Art
7. 20,00-20,15 – dr Miguel Gallés (Barcelona)
   Lionheart - New Post-Byzantine Icon of Saint Ignatius of Antioch
8. 20,15-20,30 – dr Katherine Kelaidis (Chicago)
   Digital Cultural Heritage and Preserving the Byzantine Past of Niš

20,30-20,45 – Discussion

June 4 (Friday)

Chair: Deacon Ivica Čairović, PhD (Belgrade)

1. 09,00-09,15 – priest Igor Zirojević (Athens)
   Unknown Easter Verses from the Hilandar Manuscript 307
2. 09,15-09,30 – dr Graham Jones (Oxford)
   Churches of Constantine and Helena on the road to Jerusalem: The cases of Yabroud and Aleppo
3. 09,30-09,45 – dr Efstratia Sygkellou, Antonios Athanasopoulos, Christos Tsatsoulis (Ioannina)
   Medieval Epirus: Aspects of History and Prosopography
4. 09,45-10,00 - dr Milos Cvetkovic (Belgrade)
   Elements of the Late Roman Military and Administrative System in the Byzantine Thematic System
5. 10,00-10,15 – dr Husamettin Simsir (South Bend,USA)
   Serbs in Asia Minor: 1313 as the Beginnings of the Muslim Evrenos Dynasty

10,15-10,30 – Discussion

Chair: dr Vassil Tenekedjiev (Varna)

6. 10,30-10,45 – Dr Ioanna P. Arvanitidou (Thessaloniki)
   Early Byzantine Baths in Athens
7. 10,45-11,00 – Hristijan Talevski (Prilep)
   Was here a large-scale reconstruction of the intramural water supply infrastructure in Heraclea Lynkestis during the 6th century? during the of Heraclea Lynkestis
8. 11,00-11,15 – dr Marija Maric, Vojkan Milutinovic (Kraljevo)
   Medieval Plana - Challenges of Archaeological Heritage Protection
9. 11,15-11,30 – dr Ivo Topalilov (Sofia)
   The Southern Gate of Diocletianopolis, Thrace
10. 11,30-11,45 – Mladen Zagarčanin (Bar)
    About New Archeological Findings in the Area of the Former Roman Province of Prevalis and the Early Medieval Diocletian
11. 11,45-12,00 – dr Svetla Petrova (Sofia)
    An Early Christian Tomb from Germaneia (Sapareva banya)
12. 12,00-12,15 – dr Yannis D. Varalis, Georgia Koletsiou, Goulielmos Orestidis (Volos)
    Art, Memory, and Trade in Southern Epirus Vetus: On the Solid and Perforated Marble Slabs of the Basilica of Mytikas, Akarnania
13. 12,15-12,30 – dr Mirena Slavova (Sofia)
    Two overlooked Roman mosaics with inscriptions from Bulgaria: Cypressus and Alcestis
14. 12,30-12,45 – dr Vania Popova (Sofia)
    The Early Non-figural Mosaics of the Episcopal Basilica in Philippopolis/ Plovdiv
15. 12,45-13,00 – Marina Perseng (Sofia)
    The Bread for the St. Eucharist and the Related Images Presented in the Floor Mosaics on the Balkans during the Early Christianity
16. 13,00-13,15 – dr Lars Ramskold (Stockholm)
    A Lead Seal of Constantine I with a Chi-Rho and Sol Indicating That the Chi-Rho Originated as Constantine’s Victory Sign

13,15-13,30 – Discussion

Chair: dr Nebojša Stanković (Niš)

17. 13,30-13,45 – dr Vassil Tenekedjiev (Varna)
    Marble and Limestone Architectural Elements from the Large Basilica in Marcianopolis
18. 13,45-14,00 – dr Svetlana Maltseva (Sankt Petersburg)
    Monastic Architecture of the Circle of Saints Naum and Clement of Ohrid in the Context of the Church Architecture of the First Bulgarian Kingdom and the Architectural Traditions of the Byzantine Provinces of the 9th–11th Centuries
19. 14,00-14,15 – Maria Zavorina (Moscow)
    Palaeologan Architecture on the Byzantine Periphery: the Case of Ohrid
20. 14,15 - 14,30 – Dragana Frfulanović Šomodji, MA (Leskovac)
    The Church in Donja Kamenica and Its Specific Architecture
21. 14,30-14,45 – dr Stavros Mamaloukos, dr Ioannis Perrakis, dr Athanasios Koumantos (Patras, Athens)
    The Byzantine Churches of Ainos and Selymbria, Eastern Thrace
22. 14,45-15,00 – dr Jasmina S. Ćirić (Kragujevac)
    Monumental Past, Glorious Present: Usage of Spolias in the Architecture during the Reign of King/Tzar Stefan Uroš IV Dušan
23. 15,00-15,15 – dr Ariadna Voronova (Moscow)
    Characteristics of the Architecture of the Moscow Principality of the 15th Century and Similar Phenomena in the Serbian Culture of the Same Period

15,15-15,30 – Discussion

Chair: dr Anna Zakharova (Moscow)

24. 15,30-15,45 – Elena Diatlova, Elena Nemykina (St. Petersburg)
    Deesis in the Wall Paintings of North Macedonia in the 12th-14thCentury: Iconographic Aspects and Development
25. 15,45-16,00 – Nikolina Spasovska (Vienna)
    Presentations of Ecumenical Councils on the First Floor of the Nartex of Church of St. Sofia in Ohrid
26. 13,00-16,15 – Aleksandra Dimitrijevic (Kosovska Mitrovica)
    The question of the Patronage of the Gračanica Outer Narthex
27. 16,15-16,30 – dr Elizabeta Dimitrova, Orhideja Zorova (Skopje)
    Imago Historica – thy name is Beauty: feminine and masculine
28. 16,30-16,45 – Dimitrios Sisiou (Kastoria)
    Το πορτρέτο του Θεοφύλακτου και ο αρχιεπίσκοπος Αχρίδας Ζωσιμάς
29. 16,45-17,00 – dr Jadranka Prolović (Vienna)
    Painted Decoration of Manuscript Number 1 from the Monastery Mega Spilaio and a Type of Ornament of Byzantine Manuscripts of the 10th Century
30. 17,00-17,15 – dr Andjela Gavrilović (Belgrade)
    The Cult and Iconography of Saint Polyeuct in Medieval Serbia
31. 17,15-17,30 – dr Ioannis Sisiou (Kastoria)
    Το εικονογραφικό πρόγραμμα του ιερού βήματος στο ναό των Αγίων Αναργύρων Καστοριάς
32. 17,30-17,45 – Maksim Onufrienko (Moscow)
    Some Features of The Heavenly Liturgy Iconography in the Art of Balkans of the Late Middle Ages (14–17th Centuries)
33. 17,45-18,00 – Marija Curk, dr Franc Curk (Niš)
    Епитрахиљ Намесника Скадарског

18,00-18,15 – Discussion, End of Working Session

June 5 (Saturday)

• 09,30 - Reception at Niš City Hall
• 10,00-14,00 - Tour of cultural monuments: the Cathedral, the Museum of Church Antiquities, the Archaeological Museum, the Fortress, the Basilica of the Martyrs.
• Departure