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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.

History and description

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

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.