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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 Albania , Qark Fier

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.