Gregory Pakourianos

Gregory Pakourianos
Fresco of Gregory Pakourianos at Bachkovo.
Died1086
AllegianceByzantine Empire
RankStrategos of Theme of Iberia
WarsByzantine–Seljuq Wars in the East and Battle of Dyrrachium

Gregory Pakourianos (died 1086) was a Byzantine politician and military commander. He was the founder of the Monastery of the Mother of God Petritzonitissa in Bachkovo and author of its typikon. The monks of this Orthodox monastery were Iberians.

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