St. Mary's Monastery, Zvërnec

St. Mary's Monastery
Albanian: *Manastiri i Shën Mërisë*
Greek: Ιερά Μονή Κοίμησης της Θεοτόκου
St. Mary's Monastery ; Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Mërisë; Greek: Ιερά Μονή Κοίμησης της Θεοτόκου
	Zvërnec Monastery
Location	Zvërnec, Vlorë County ; Albania
Coordinates	40°31′02″N 19°24′9″E / 40.51722°N 19.40250°E
Built	thirteenth or fourteenth century
Cultural Monument of Albania
Designated	1963

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]

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

[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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