St. John the Baptist Monastery, Moscopole

The St. John the Baptist Monastery (Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Prodhromit or Manastiri i Shën Gjon Pagëzorit) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in Moscopole, Albania.[1]

St. John the Baptist's Monastery, Moscopole
Native name
Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Prodhromit, Manastiri i Shën Gjon Pagëzorit
The katholikon
LocationMoscopole
Coordinates40.64546°N 20.60269°E / 40.64546; 20.60269

History and description

According to the donor's inscription, the church inside the Monastery was built in 1632 and painted in 1659.[2] Today the monastery is declared a Cultural Monument of Albania.[3] 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.[4]

The Monastery, early 20th century

References
  1. The Monastery of St. John Baptist, Moschopolis Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine. Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania.
  2. Rousseva, Ralitsa (2003). "Iconographic Characteristics of the Churches in Moschopolis and Vithkuqi (Albania)" (PDF). Makedonika. 35 (4): 163–191. doi:10.12681/makedonika.8. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  3. "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.
  4. "Map - IMK WebGIS". imk.gov.al. IMK. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
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