Typikon for Eirene Doukaina's monastery of Kecharitomene

Summary:
Eirene Doukaina prepared a typikon to prescribe the activities and life-style of the nuns of her convent of the Kecharitomene. In particular she listed graded commemorations for members of the imperial family, for those already dead and for the rest after death, on the anniversary of their demise. The commemorations vary particularly in the amounts of bread, wine and coins set to be distributed on the anniversary at the monastery gate 
Dates:
1110 (Uncertain) 
Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (Alexios 1)
  • Eirene 61 provided in her typikon for an annual commemoration of him, when he died, on the anniversary of his death; there should be special lighting and food, and distribution at the gate of 10 modioi of bread, 8 measures of wine and 12 trachea nomismata in coins (:) Kecharitomene 1788-1792
  • For him alone Eirene 61 provided in her typikon that plentiful fish should be provided on the day of his commemoration, even if it fell on a Wednesday or a Friday (:) Kecharitomene 1772-1778
Andronikos Doukas, son of the kaisar Ioannes (Andronikos 61)
  • Eirene 61 provided in her typikon for an annual commemoration of him, on the anniversary of his death, October 14; there should be special lighting and food, and distribution at the gate of 5 modioi of bread and 6 trachea nomismata in coins Kecharitomene 1845-1851
Andronikos Komnenos, son of Alexios I (Andronikos 108)
  • Eirene 61 provided in her typikon for an annual commemoration of him, when he died, on the anniversary of his death; there should be special lighting and food, and distribution at the gate of 5 modioi of bread and 6 trachea nomismata in coins (:) Kecharitomene 1806-1808
Anna Komnene, daughter of Alexios I and historian (Anna 62)
  • Eirene 61 provided in her typikon for an annual commemoration of her, when she died, on the anniversary of her death; there should be special lighting and food, and distribution at the gate of 5 modioi of bread and 6 trachea nomismata in coins (:) Kecharitomene 1827-1831
Anna Doukaina, sister of Eirene Doukaina and wife of Georgios Palaiologos (Anna 63)
  • Eirene 61 provided in her typikon for an annual commemoration of her, when she died, on the anniversary of her death; there should be special lighting and food for the nuns (:) Kecharitomene 1870-1872
Eirene Doukaina, wife of Alexios I (Eirene 61)
  • Eirene 61 provided in her typikon for an annual commemoration of herself, when she died, on the anniversary of her death, just as for Alexios 1; there should be special lighting and food, and distribution at the gate of 10 modioi of bread, 8 measures of wine and 12 trachea nomismata in coins (:) Kecharitomene 1793-1795
  • She wrote a typikon to prescribe the activities and life-style of the nuns of her convent of the Kecharitomene; in particular she listed graded commemorations for members of the imperial family, for those already dead and for the rest after death, on the anniversary of their demise (:) Kecharitomene 1788-1877
Eirene-Piroska, wife of Ioannes II Komnenos (Eirene 62)
  • Eirene 61 provided in her typikon for an annual commemoration of her, when she died, on the anniversary of her death; there should be special lighting and food, and distribution at the gate of 5 modioi of bread and 6 trachea nomismata in coins (:) Kecharitomene 1801-1805
Eirene, wife of Isaakios Komnenos (son of Alexios I) (Eirene 63)
  • Eirene 61 provided in her typikon for an annual commemoration of her, when she died, on the anniversary of her death; there should be special lighting and food, and distribution at the gate of 3 modioi of bread and 3 (?) trachea nomismata in coins (:) Kecharitomene 1840-1841
Eirene, wife of Andronikos Komnenos (son of Alexios I) (Eirene 64)
  • Eirene 61 provided in her typikon for an annual commemoration of her, when she died, on the anniversary of her death; there should be special lighting and food, and distribution at the gate of 3 modioi of bread and 3 (?) trachea nomismata in coins (:) Kecharitomene 1837-1839
Eirene Doukaina, daughter of Anna Komnene (Eirene 25003)
  • Eirene 61 provided in her typikon for an annual commemoration of her, when she died, on the anniversary of her death; there should be special lighting and food, and distribution at the gate of 4 modioi of bread and 4 trachea nomismata in coins (:) Kecharitomene 1821-1826
Eudokia, daughter of Alexios I Komnenos (Eudokia 111)
  • Eirene 61 provided in her typikon for an annual commemoration of her, when she died, on the anniversary of her death; there should be special lighting and food, and distribution at the gate of 5 modioi of bread and 6 trachea nomismata in coins (:) Kecharitomene 1834-1836
Emperor Ioannes II Komnenos (Ioannes 2)
  • Eirene 61 provided in her typikon for an annual commemoration of him, when he died, on the anniversary of his death; there should be special lighting and food, and distribution at the gate of 5 modioi of bread and 6 trachea nomismata in coins (:) Kecharitomene 1796-1800
Ioannes Doukas, brother of Eirene Doukaina (Ioannes 65)
  • Eirene 61 provided in her typikon for an annual commemoration of him, when he died, on the anniversary of his death; there should be special lighting and food for the nuns (:) Kecharitomene 1866-1869
Isaakios Komnenos, son of Alexios I (Isaakios 102)
  • Eirene 61 provided in her typikon for an annual commemoration of him, when he died, on the anniversary of his death; there should be special lighting and food, and distribution at the gate of 5 modioi of bread and 6 trachea nomismata in coins (:) Kecharitomene 1811-1813
Konstantinos Kourtikios, son-in-law of Eirene Doukaina (Konstantinos 286)
  • Eirene 61 provided in her typikon for an annual commemoration of him, when he died, on the anniversary of his death; there should be special lighting and food, and distribution at the gate of 3 modioi of bread and 3 trachea nomismata in coins (:) Kecharitomene 1817-1820
Maria, daughter of Alexios I Komnenos (Maria 146)
  • Eirene 61 provided in her typikon for an annual commemoration of her, when she died, on the anniversary of her death; there should be special lighting and food, and distribution at the gate of 5 modioi of bread and 6 trachea nomismata in coins (:) Kecharitomene 1832-1833
Nikephoros Bryennios, kaisar, husband of Anna Komnene (Nikephoros 117)
  • Eirene 61 provided in her typikon for an annual commemoration of him, when he died, on the anniversary of his death; there should be special lighting and food, and distribution at the gate of 5 modioi of bread and 6 trachea nomismata in coins (:) Kecharitomene 1809-1810
Nikephoros Katakalon Euphorbenos, son-in-law of Alexios I (Nikephoros 178)
  • Eirene 61 provided in her typikon for an annual commemoration of him, when he died, on the anniversary of his death; there should be special lighting and food, and distribution at the gate of 5 modioi of bread and 6 trachea nomismata in coins (:) Kecharitomene 1814-1816
Theodora, daughter of Alexios I Komnenos (Theodora 107)
  • Eirene 61 provided in her typikon for an annual commemoration of her, when she died, on the anniversary of her death; there should be special lighting and food, and distribution at the gate of 3 modioi of bread and 3 (?) trachea nomismata in coins (:) Kecharitomene 1842-1844