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Apollonija, Shën Mëri Monastery

Properties

ID 122977
System Class Place
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška
Dedication Blessed Virgin Mary
Denomination Orthodox
Place Existing Monastery
Administrative unit Qark Fier , Albania

Description

In the 9th century the Shën Mëri Monastery was founded on the territory of the now deserted town of Apollonia. In the late 13th century the monastery got a church.