Jovan Vladimir of Dioclea and medieval ruler martyrs : to persevere in love "until the end"

Malmenvall, Simon (author)

Prince Jovan Vladimir of Dioclea (Duklja, present-day Montenegro), who lived at the beginning of the 11th century, is regarded as the earliest known Slavic saint from the Western Balkans. His moral example and hagiographical narrative should be placed within the context of a wider phenomenon of ruler martyrs murdered out of political self-interest by Christians themselves which was common in the newly Christianized lands on the eastern and northern periphery of Europe between the 10th and 12th centuries. Such saintly personalities include, but are not limited to, Boris and Gleb of Rus' (on the eastern periphery) and Magnus Erlendsson of the Orkney Islands (on the northern periphery). The case of Jovan Vladimir's perseverance in love »until the end« concerns his innocent death ordered by his cousin Ivan Vladislav, tsar of Bulgaria. The life and martyrdom of Jovan Vladimir, depicted in the thirty-sixth chapter within the Chronicle of the Priest of Dioclea, is based on the New Testament motif of the Good Shepherd serving as an example of a virtuous ruler who, through following Christ, lays down his life for his people.

• Language: English
• Keywords: Dioclea, ruler martyrs, perseverance, Good Shepherd, medieval literature
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: TEOF - Theological Faculty
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 01.01.2020
• Year: 2020
• Number of pages: Str. 251-267
• Numbering: Letn. 75, št. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-163461
• UDC: 27-36:929sv. Jovan Vladimir
• ISSN on article: 2335-4127
• DOI: 10.34291/Edinost/75/Malmenvall
• COBISS.SI-ID: 34757123
• Publication date in RUL: 07.10.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Edinost in dialog : revija za ekumensko teologijo in medreligijski dialog
• Publisher: Inštitut za ekumensko teologijo in medreligijski dialog pri Teološki fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani, Inštitut za ekumensko teologijo in medreligijski dialog pri Teološki fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani, Inštitut Stanka Janežiča za dogmatično, osnovno in ekumensko teologijo ter religiologijo in dialog, Teološka fakulteta Univerze v Ljubljani
• ISSN: 2335-4127
• COBISS.SI-ID: 268194560

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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Jovan Vladimir iz Duklje in srednjeveški vladarski mučenci : biti stanoviten v ljubezni "do konca"

Abstract

Knez Jovan Vladimir iz Duklje (današnje Črne gore), ki je živel na začetku 11. stoletja, velja za najzgodnejšega znanega slovanskega svetnika na ozemlju zahodnega Balkana. Njegov moralni zgled in njemu posvečeno hagiografsko pripoved je ustrezno umestiti v kontekst širšega pojava vladarskih mučencev, ki so jih zaradi političnih interesov umorili kristjani sami in ki je bil razširjen v novo pokristjanjenih deželah na severnem in vzhodnem obrobju Evrope v obdobju med 10. in 12. stoletjem. Tovrstne svetniške osebnosti se med drugim odražajo v primeru Borisa in Gleba iz Kijevske Rusije (na vzhodnem obrobju) ter Magnusa Erlendssona z Orkneyjskih otokov (na severnem obrobju). Primer stanovitnosti Jovana Vladimirja v ljubezni »do konca« zadeva njegovo nedolžno smrt, ki jo je naročil njegov bratranec in bolgarski car Ivan Vladislav. Življenje in mučeništvo Jovana Vladimirja, kakor ga prikazuje šestintrideseto poglavje Kronike duhovnika iz Duklje, temelji na novozaveznem motivu Dobrega pastirja, s čimer kaže na zgled krepostnega vladarja, ki skozi posnemanje Kristusa daruje življenje za svoje ljudstvo.

• Keywords: Duklja, vladarski mučenci, stanovitnost, Dobri pastir, srednjeveška literatura

Projects

• Funder: ARRS - Slovenian Research Agency
• Funding programme: ARRS
• Project number: Z6-1883
• Name: Vladarski svetniki (mučenci) na obrobju srednjeveške Evrope: Kijevska Rusija, Norveška, Duklja