St. Marina's Monastery

St. Marina's Monastery
Native name Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Marenës
Location	Llëngë
Coordinates	40°53′48″N 20°28′45″E / 40.8966°N 20.4792°E / 40.8966; 20.4792Coordinates: 40°53′48″N 20°28′45″E / 40.8966°N 20.4792°E / 40.8966; 20.4792
Built	14th century

Cultural Monument of Albania

St. Marina's Monastery (Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Marenës) is a monastery near Llëngë, Korçë County, Albania, dedicated to Marina the Monk and built in the 14th century.^[1] It is a Cultural Monument of Albania.^[2]

The monastery has 18th-century paintings from Kostandin Shpataraku.^[3]

References

↑ Elsie, Robert (2001). A dictionary of Albanian religion, mythology, and folk culture. NYU Press. pp. 165–. ISBN 978-0-8147-2214-5.
↑ "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
↑ Zeqo, Moikom (22 May 2006). "Gjeniu më shqiptar i ikonografisë Kostandin Shpataraku". Koha Jone (in Albanian) (Nikolle Leska). pp. 10–11. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

Religious Cultural Monuments in Korçë County

Korçë	Iljaz Mirahori Mosque

Moscopole	St. Athanasius' Church St. Elijah's Church St. John the Baptist's Monastery St. Mary's Church St. Michael's Church St. Nicholas' Church

Other towns	St. Demetrius' Church, Tuminec St Mary's Church, Tuminec St. John's Church, Boboshticë St. Demetrius' Church, Boboshticë St. George's Church, Dardhë Holy Trinity Church, Lavdar i Oparit Byzantine Church, Lin Paleochristian Church, Lin St. Marina's Monastery, Llëngë St. Mary's Monastery Church, Lubonjë St. Mary's Church, Maligrad Holy Resurrection Church, Mborje St. George's Church, Shipckë St. Mary's Church, Vithkuq St. Michael's Church, Vithkuq

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