St. John the Baptist's Monastery, Moscopole

St. John the Baptist's Monastery (Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Prodhromit, Greek: Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννου του Προδρόμου)[1] is an Orthodox monastery in Moscopole, Albania.[2]

St. John the Baptist's Monastery, Moscopole
Native name
Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Prodhromit
LocationMoscopole
Coordinates40.64546°N 20.60269°E / 40.64546; 20.60269
Cultural Monument of Albania

History and description

According to the donor's inscription, the church inside the Monastery was built in 1632 and painted in 1659.[3] Today the monastery is declared a Cultural Monument of Albania.[4] [5] The monastery includes the church as well as two other buildings which were part of the monastery. The church has dimensions of 17m x 7.65 X 9m. The frescoes are preserved and in a good afresket and worked with components of iron and calcium. The church is characterized by decoration on a particular type of tile that is found in the area.[6]

The Monastery, early 20th century

References
  1. Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννη του Προδρόμου, Μοσχόπολη Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine. Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania.
  2. The Monastery of St. John Baptist, Moschopolis Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine. Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania.
  3. Rousseva, Ralitsa (2003). "Iconographic Characteristics of the Churches in Moschopolis and Vithkuqi (Albania)" (PDF). Makedonika. 35 (4): 163–191. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Map - IMK WebGIS". imk.gov.al. IMK. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
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