Basilica of Saint Michael

Bazilika e Shën Mehillit
Cultural Monument of Albania

The Basilica of Saint Michael (Albanian: Bazilika e Shën Mehillit) is a basilica dedicated to Saint Michael, located in Arapaj, Durrës and declared Cultural Monument of Albania.[1]The Basilica of Saint Michael is an early Palaeo-Christian church which is believed to back to the fifth or sixth century.[2] [3]A mosaic unearthed in the Basilica also demonstrates how engrained its culture was later on with the early Byzantine Empire.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. http://kshk.gov.al/index.php?fq=brenda&gj=gj2&kid=19. Retrieved October 28, 2010. 
  2. ^ Albania today, 1981, p.46
  3. ^ "Shen Mehill Arapaj Basilica - holiday Albania". Tixik.com. http://en.tixik.com/shen-mehill-arapaj-basilica-2353559.htm. Retrieved November 7, 2010. 
  4. ^ Winnifrith, Tom (1991). Perspectives on Albania. Macmillan. ISBN 0333512820.