St. Mary's Monastery, Zvërnec

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: 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]

St. Mary's Monastery
Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Mërisë
Greek: Ιερά Μονή Κοίμησης της Θεοτόκου
Zvërnec Monastery
LocationZvërnec, Vlorë County
 Albania
Coordinates40°31′02″N 19°24′9″E
Builtthirteenth or fourteenth century
Designated1963[1]

See also

References

  1. "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.
  2. Elsie, Robert (2001). Balkanistica, Vol. 13: The Christian Saints of Albania. American Association for South Slavic Studies. p. 39.
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