Progonos Sgouros
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Progon or Progonos Sgouros was a late 13th-century Byzantine
senior military commander with the rank of megas hetaireiarches.
Born into an Albanian
family he was married to Eudokia a female relative of Byzantine emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos
(r. 1282–1328), thus becoming a gambros.
Around 1295 he restored the Church of the Virgin Peribleptos in Ohrid
, which later came to be known as St. Clement after Saint Clement of Ohrid.
Byzantine
Byzantine usually refers to the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages.Byzantine may also refer to:* A citizen of the Byzantine Empire, or native Greek during the Middle Ages...
senior military commander with the rank of megas hetaireiarches.
Born into an Albanian
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
family he was married to Eudokia a female relative of Byzantine emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos
Andronikos II Palaiologos
Andronikos II Palaiologos , Latinized as Andronicus II Palaeologus, was Byzantine emperor from 1282 to 1328. He was the eldest surviving son of Michael VIII Palaiologos and Theodora Doukaina Vatatzina, grandniece of John III Doukas Vatatzes...
(r. 1282–1328), thus becoming a gambros.
Around 1295 he restored the Church of the Virgin Peribleptos in Ohrid
Ohrid
Ohrid is a city on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia. It has about 42,000 inhabitants, making it the seventh largest city in the country. The city is the seat of Ohrid Municipality. Ohrid is notable for having once had 365 churches, one for each day of the year and has...
, which later came to be known as St. Clement after Saint Clement of Ohrid.