St. Mary's Monastery, Zvërnec

St. Mary's Monastery
Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Mërisë
Zvërnec Monastery
Location Zvërnec, Vlorë County
 Albania
Coordinates 40°30′54″N 19°25′2″E / 40.51500°N 19.41722°E / 40.51500; 19.41722Coordinates: 40°30′54″N 19°25′2″E / 40.51500°N 19.41722°E / 40.51500; 19.41722
Built thirteenth or fourteenth century
Designated 1948[1]

The St. Mary's Monastery (Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Mërisë), also known as the Monastery of Dormition of Theotokos Mary, is a medieval Byzantine church in Zvërnec Island inside the Narta Lagoon northwest of the city of Vlorë of Southern Albania.[2]

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References

  1. "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  2. Elsie, Robert (2001). Balkanistica, Vol. 13: The Christian Saints of Albania. American Association for South Slavic Studies. p. 39.
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