Chiranna Zenevisi, Lady of Grabossa explained

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Chiranna Zenevisi
Lady of Grabossa
Spouse:Andrea III Muzaka
Father:Gjon Zenebishi
Mother:Lady Bua Shpata
Birth Date:14th century
Birth Place:Zagoria, Principality of Sarbissa (modern day Albania)
Death Date:15th century
Death Place:Principality of Muzaka (modern day Albania)
Burial Place:Saint Mary's Church, Korçë
Religion:Eastern Orthodox
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Chiranna Zenevisi (sq|Kirana Zenebishi) was an Albanian noblewoman and member of the Zenevisi family, as the daughter of Count John Zenevisi.[1] Upon marriage to Andrea III Muzaka, Chiranna was granted by her father the territory and title of Lady of Grabossa. She was the founder of the Holy Trinity Church, Lavdar, an important cultural monument in Albania.[2]

Life

Chiranna "Anna" Zenevisi or Chiranna Sarbissa, (Albanian: Kirana Zenebishi) was the daughter of John Zenevisi, Serbastokrator of Epirus. Her mother was a daughter of Gjin Bua-Spata[3] and sister of Irene, wife of Esau de' Buondelmonti.[4] From her marriage to Andrea III Muzaka, Chiranna had four children who survived into adulthood:

In 1470, Chiranna built the Holy Trinity Church of Tudas, which in 1963, was declared a Cultural Monument of Albania. Her son, Gjin II, built Saint Mary's Church in Bungë, near the village of Zerec. It was built just a few kilometers from Lavdar, where the Holy Trinity Church is located. He was buried in the eastern side of the Church, whereas his mother and wife, Chiranna Zardari, were buried in the western side, upon their respective deaths. Later on, her descendants built another church dedicated to Saint George in the nearby Arostë.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hopf, Karl . Breve Memoria de li discendenti de nostra casa Musachi . 1873 . 289–290.
  2. Book: Hopf, Karl . Breve Memoria De Li Discendenti De Nostra Casa Musachi . 1873 . Berlin . Italian . Short memorial of the history of our house Musachi.
  3. Book: Anamali, Skender . Historia e popullit shqiptar . 2002 . Botimet Toena . 285.
  4. Book: Luttrell, Anthony . Latin and Greece: the Hospitallers and the Crussades, 1291-1440 . . 1982 . 122.
  5. Book: Elsie, Robert . A biographical dictionary of Albanian history . 2013 . I.B. Tauris in association with The Centre for Albanian Studies . 978-1-78076-431-3 . London New York.
  6. Elsie, Robert (2003). "1515 | John Musachio: Brief Chronicle on the Descendants of our Musachi Dynasty". www.albanianhistory.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-31.