Cathedral of Dormition of St. Mary (Berat)

The Dormition Cathedral (Albanian: Katedralja Fjetja e Shën Mërisë) is an Albanian Orthodox church in the Berat Castle in Berat, Albania, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania since 1948.[1] Since 1986, the Onufri Museum of Icons is located in the church.[2]

Dormition Cathedral
Native name Albanian: Katedralja Fjetja e Shën Mërisë

Location	Berat
Coordinates	40.7092°N 19.9452°E / 40.7092; 19.9452

Cultural Monument of Albania

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.
National Museum "Onufri", Muzeumet Berat

Churches in Albania
Catholic Churches	Cathedral of Rrëshen Cathedral of Shkodër Cathedral of Tirana Franciscan Church of Shkodër Sacred Heart Church of Tirana St. Nicholas Church Shelcan Rubik Monastery Church St. Anthony Church, Laç St. Paraskevi's Church, Balldren St. Veneranda's Church
Orthodox Churches	Ardenica Monastery Resurrection Cathedral Church of Labovë e Kryqit St. Athanasius Church St. Elijah Church St. John the Baptist Monastery St. Mary Church St. Michael Church St. Nicholas Church Church of Gjirokastër Saint Procopius Church St. Mary of Blachernae Church St. Michael's Church Church of Kamenicë
Catholicism in Albania Orthodoxy in Albania Christianity in Albania

Berat
History	Siege of Berat (1280–1281) Siege of Berat (1455) Pashalik of Berat
Attractions	Berat National Ethnographic Museum Berat Castle St. Mary of Blachernae Church Lead Mosque Red Mosque White Mosque Bachelors' Mosque St. Michael's Church Hysen Pasha Mosque Telelka Mosque Halveti Teqe Rüfai Teqe Holy Trinity Church St. Theodore's Church King Mosque Dormition Cathedral
See also	Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër Tourist attractions in Berat
Category Commons

Religious Cultural Monuments in Berat County
Berat	King Mosque Red Mosque White Mosque Bachelors' Mosque Lead Mosque Hysen Pasha Mosque Telelka Mosque Halveti Teqe Rüfai Teqe St. Michael's Church Holy Trinity Church St. Mary of Blachernae Church St. Theodore's Church Dormition Cathedral
Other towns	St. Mary's Church, Mbreshtan Annunciation Church, Kozarë St. Nicholas' Church, Perondi St. Demetrius' Church, Drobonik St. Demetrius' Church, Poliçan

Byzantine architecture in Albania
Churches	Byzantine (Lin) Holy Trinity (Berat) Dormition of the Theotokos (Labovë e Kryqit) Marmiroi (Orikum) St. Mary (Elbasan) St. Mary (Maligrad) St. Mary of Blachernae (Berat) St. Michael (Berat) St. Paraskevi (Përmet) St. Spyridon (Vuno)
Cathedrals	Dormition of St. Mary (Berat)
Monasteries	Ardenica (Fier) St. Mary (Zvërnec) St. Nicholas (Mesopotam) St. Quiricus and Julietta (Dhuvjan) Forty Saints (Saranda)

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