St. Mary's Monastery, Zvërnec Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status . Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult . October 28, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706071224/http://kshk.gov.al/index.php?fq=brenda&gj=gj2&kid=19 . July 6, 2011 .
  2. Book: Elsie, Robert. Balkanistica, Vol. 13: The Christian Saints of Albania. 2001. American Association for South Slavic Studies. 39.