St. Mary's Monastery, Zvërnec
St. Mary's Monastery Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Mërisë | |
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Zvërnec Monastery | |
Location |
Zvërnec, Vlorë County |
Coordinates | 40°30′54″N 19°25′2″E / 40.51500°N 19.41722°ECoordinates: 40°30′54″N 19°25′2″E / 40.51500°N 19.41722°E |
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]
See also
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Elsie, Robert (2001). Balkanistica, Vol. 13: The Christian Saints of Albania. American Association for South Slavic Studies. p. 39.
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