St. Athanasius' Church, Moscopole

St. Athanasius Church, Moscopole
Native names Albanian: Kisha e Shën Thanasit Greek: Ναός Αγίου Αθανασίου
Location	Moscopole
Coordinates	40°38′17″N 20°35′23″E / 40.63806°N 20.58985°ECoordinates: 40°38′17″N 20°35′23″E / 40.63806°N 20.58985°E
Cultural Monument of Albania

St. Athanasius' Church (Albanian: Kisha e Shën Thanasit, Greek: Ναός Αγίου Αθανασίου) is an Orthodox church in Moscopole, Albania. The church was erected in 1721.^[1] The church now serves as a cemetery church in Moscopole.^[2]

The church is declared a Cultural Monument of Albania.^[3] however its icons have been stolen 5 times in the last 20 years. The last theft removed from the church icons painted in 1724.^[4]

Decorated exonarthex of St. Athanasius' Church

References

1. Tassos A. Mikropoulos. Elevating and Safeguarding Culture Using Tools of the Information Society, p. 315
2. Kirchhainer, Karin (2003). "Iconographic Characteristics of the Churches in Moschopolis and Vithikuqi (Albania)" (PDF). Makedonika 35 (04): 163–191. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
3. "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
4. Albanian Television News. "Voskopojë, vidhet kisha". Retrieved 7 November 2010.