Adrianos Komnenos (Greek: Ἀδριανός Κομνηνός; c. 1088 – 1163/64) was a Byzantine prince of the Komnenian dynasty, who became a monk and served as Archbishop of Ohrid as John IV (Ἰωάννης Δ΄) between 1139/42 and his death, sometime in 1163/64.
Few details about his life are known. As a younger nephew of the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos, he received a good education and military training. He went on to serve as governor of the province of Chaldia, where he distinguished himself by his good government, at least according to a celebratory piece written in his honour. He was married and had at least two daughters, but little is known of them or their offspring. Eventually he became a monk, under the name of John. In 1136–1138 he accompanied his cousin John II Komnenos on campaign, and went on to pilgrimage in the Holy Land. By 1142/43, he had been appointed as Archbishop of Ohrid, a position he maintained until his death in 1163/64. He was the first occupant of the office to use the title "Archbishop of Justiniana Prima and all Bulgaria", which later became the standard title of the see.
1163/64) was a Byzantine prince of the Komnenian dynasty, who became a monk and served as Archbishop ofOhrid as JohnIV (Ἰωάννης Δ΄) between 1139/42 and...
80167 Ohrid (Macedonian: Охрид [ˈɔxrit] ) is a city in North Macedonia and is the seat of the Ohrid Municipality. It is the largest city on Lake Ohrid and...
The Archbishopric ofOhrid, also known as the Bulgarian Archbishopric ofOhrid (Bulgarian: Българска Охридска архиепископия; Macedonian: Охридска архиепископија)...
name John, and had accompanied the emperor on his campaigns of 1138. Soon afterwards, Adrian was appointed Archbishop of Bulgaria as JohnIVofOhrid. Bulgaria...
Ioannes IV (Greek: Ἰωάννης Δ΄, Iōannēs D΄) may refer to: Patriarch JohnIVof Constantinople (died in 595) JohnIV, Archbishop ofOhrid (c. 1088 – 1163/64)...
Lake Ohrid (Macedonian: Охридско Езеро, Ohridsko Ezero, [ˈɔxridzkɔ ˈɛzɛrɔ]; Albanian: Liqeni i Ohrit [liˈcɛni i ˈɔhrit]) is a lake which straddles the...
Municipality ofOhrid (Macedonian: Општина Охрид) is a municipality in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. Ohrid is also the name of the city where...
was the daughter ofJohnIVof Trebizond and Bagrationi who married the Aq Qoyunlu ruler Uzun Hasan in 1458. She became the mother of Halima Alamshah Hatun...
Archbishop ofOhrid is a historic title given to the primate of the Archbishopric ofOhrid. The whole original title of the primate was Archbishop of Justiniana...
important role throughout the reign of his older brother and predecessor JohnIV. He had been given the courtly title of despotes, which in Trebizond designated...
John I Komnenos Axouch (Greek: Ιωάννης Κομνηνός Ἀξούχος, romanized: Iōannēs Komnēnos Axouch) was Emperor of Trebizond from 1235 to 1238. One editor reads...
his uncle JohnIV, until his deposition by his other uncle, David. Alexios was the son and only known child of Alexander, a brother ofJohnIV and David...
next patriarch, Philip, moved to Ohrid (in present-day south-western North Macedonia), which became the permanent seat of the Patriarchate. After Bulgaria...
ISBN 1-878997-51-3), p. 57. (John 11:34) (John 11:43) (Romans 6:3) Bishop Nikolaj Velimirović. October 17 – The Prologue from Ohrid Archived 19 June 2013 at...
gained control of most of the Balkans (with the notable exception of Thrace) as far as southern Greece. He moved the capital from Skopje to Ohrid, which had...
1057–1059, and the youngest, John, was the progenitor of the Komnenian dynasty as the father of Alexios I Komnenos. Nothing is known of Manuel's early life. From...
John Komnenos (Greek: Ἰωάννης Κομνηνός, romanized: Iōannēs Komnēnos), later surnamed Tzelepes (Τζελέπης, Tzelepēs), was the son of the sebastokrator Isaac...
of all existing episcopal sees, the seat remained in Ohrid and its titular, the Bulgarian Johnof Debar, kept his office. Furthermore, the Bulgarian archbishopric...
Church – Ohrid Archbishopric (Metropolitan of Skopje and Archbishop ofOhrid and Macedonia and of Justiniana Prima) Within the main body of Eastern Orthodoxy...
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