St. Marina's Monastery

St. Marina's Monastery
Native name
Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Marenës
Location Llëngë
Built 14th century
Cultural Monument of Albania

St. Marina's Monastery (Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Marenës) is a monastery in Llëngë, Pogradec District, 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

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