St. Mary's Monastery | |
Coordinates: | 40.5172°N 19.4025°W |
Designation1: | Cultural Monument of Albania |
Designation1 Date: | 1963[1] |
Location: | Zvërnec, Vlorë County Albania |
Built: | thirteenth or fourteenth century |
The St. Mary's Monastery (Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Mërisë), also known as the Monastery of Dormition of Theotokos Mary (Albanian: Manastiri i Fjetjes së Hyjëlindëses Mari), (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ιερά Μονή Κοίμησης της Θεοτόκου), is a medieval Byzantine church in Zvërnec Island inside the Narta Lagoon northwest of the city of Vlorë of Southern Albania.[2]