“Saint Euphemia”, is a very impressive religious object, with an attractive beauty. As soon as you enter the church, you encounter the portrait of St. Euphemia carved in the natural rock. Next to the limestone rock is also the source of abundant water, which flows into the interior and the courtyard of the church. For …
The Cathedral of St. Nicholas was inaugurated in 2007, while previously religious services were held in the church of Our Lady Nunciate in the Mother Teresa neighborhood. The project of the architect Viçentini has neatly connected the liturgical requirements with the aesthetic ones. In addition to being a cult object, the cathedral is also a …
Of the medieval and well-known city of Vlora, today only the Muradia mosque is preserved in its center. During the XV-XVI centuries, Vlora was the most important residential center for the Ottoman Empire in Albania, thanks to the position of the port of Vlora on the Adriatic Sea. The Turks took it in 1417. During the XV-XVI …
The Saint Mary’s Monastery, also known as the Monastery of Dormition of Theotokos Mary, is a medieval Byzantine church in Zvernec Island inside the Narta Lagoon northwest of the city of Vlore of Southern Albania. Address: Zvernec, Vlore
The Iljaz Bey Mihrahori Mosque was built in 1494 (according to E. Vlora in 1465) by Iljaz Bey Mirahori in his waqf, this is an indication of the first waqf in Albanian lands. It is the first dome mosque built in Albania. The mosque was built on the foundations of the old church of Shënapremte. …
The Resurrection of Christ Cathedral of Korçë is the main Albanian Orthodox church in Korçë, Albania. The cathedral was built by the Albanian Orthodox Church in 1995. A previous cathedral in Korçë named after St. George was destroyed by the Communist authorities in 1968 Address: Boulevard Republika, KorcePhone: +35582242876 Monday 12AM–11:30PMTuesday 12AM–11:30PMWednesday 12AM–11:30PMThursday 12AM–11:30PMFriday …
Saint Cosma’s Church is an Orthodox church located in Kolkondas, Fier County, Albania. It was built by Ali Pasha of Tepelena in the 1813 AD. The church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and to Cosmas of Aetolia who was a monk in the Greek Orthodox Church executed at that location. Address: Kolkondas, Libofsha , …
Ardenica Monastery is an Orthodox monastery located in Fier County, Albania. It was built by Byzantine Emperor, Andronikos II Palaiologos in 1282 AD after the victory against the Angevins in the Siege of Berat. The monastery is famous for being the place where Skanderbeg was married to Andronika Ariane. Address: Ardenica, Fier
Saint Jovan Vladimir, the Serbian king, as written in the church calendar published by the Serbian Orthodox Church, is celebrated on June 4 (May 22 according to the old calendar). He grew up in a family with noble roots of the Serbian rulers who administered the principalities in Zahumlje and Prevalitane (Duklja or Zeta). Vladimir inherited at …
The Naziresha Mosque is a Cultural Monument of Albania, located in Elbasan. It was built in 1599 by a Naziresha, the daughter of a Nazır. After being partly damaged in 1920 due to an earthquake, it became a Cultural Monument in 1948. During a renovation in 2012, the high red tile roof was replaced by …