George Kastriotes

George Kastriotes or Kastoriotes (Gr. Γεώργιος Καστριώτης/Καστοριώτης) was a high-rank officer (postelnik) of Hungro-Vlachia at the turn of 17thto 18th century, commissioner under voivoda John Constantin Basaraba.He was a Greek from the city ofKastoria, Macedonia. He is best known as benefactor of schools in Kastoria and Palestine. In 1708he deposited about 13.000 ducats at the mint of Venice (Zecca) requesting the Greek community of Venice (Scuola dei Greci) to pay the interest to the community ofKastoria for the support of a local school and teachers. In 1703 he sponsored the printing and publication in simple Greek ofthe “Orthodox dogmatic teaching” by Sebastos Trapezountios Kyminites.He was also a benefactor of the Orthodox schools in Palestine. He paid the wages of laymen and clergy for the instruction of Greek and Arabic in Palestine.