Ktitor

A ktitor or ktetor (from κτήτωρ; Cyrillic: Ктитор; ქტიტორი; ctitor) is someone who provides the funds for construction or reconstruction of an Orthodox church or monastery, for the addition of icons, frescos, and other works of art. A Catholic equivalent of the term is a donator. The female form is ktitorissa or ktetorissa (Ктиторица, Κτητόρισσα).