St. Michael's Church, Moscopole

St. Michael's Church
Native names
Albanian: Kisha e Shën Mëhillit
Greek: Ιερός Ναός Ταξιαρχών
Location Moscopole
Coordinates 40°37′45″N 20°35′14″E / 40.62904°N 20.58724°ECoordinates: 40°37′45″N 20°35′14″E / 40.62904°N 20.58724°E
Cultural Monument of Albania

St. Michael's Church (Albanian: Kisha e Shën Mëhillit or Kisha Kryeengjëjt Mihail dhe Gavriil,[1] Greek: Ιερός Ναός Αρχαγγέλων Μιχαήλ και Γαβριήλ or Ιερός Ναός Ταξιαρχών),[2] also known as Church of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel[3] is an Orthodox church in Moscopole, modern southeastern Albania. The church was built in 1722 and is one out of five remaining churches standing in the once prosperous Aromanian metropolis of Moscopole.[4]

During the prohibition of religion in Albania, in 1948, it was declared a Cultural Monument of Albania.[5] In 1996 the church became a target of vandalism with 23 paintings of Saints being heavily damaged.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania (Albanian)
  2. ↑ Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania (Greek)
  3. ↑ Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania (English)
  4. ↑ Mikropoulos, Tassos A. (2008). Elevating and Safeguarding Culture Using Tools of the Information Society: Dusty traces of the Muslim culture. Earthlab. p. 316. ISBN 978-960-233-187-3.
  5. ↑ "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  6. ↑ Robert Elsie. Peyfuß, Max Demeter: Die Druckerei von Moschopolis, 1731-1769. Buchdruck, p. 1