St. Mary's Church, Maligrad

Maligrad Cave Church
Native name Albanian: Shpella e Maligradit
The church in the cave
Location	Maligrad
Coordinates	40°47′31″N 20°55′54″E / 40.7920°N 20.9317°E / 40.7920; 20.9317Coordinates: 40°47′31″N 20°55′54″E / 40.7920°N 20.9317°E / 40.7920; 20.9317
Built	1369

Cultural Monument of Albania

The St. Mary's Church^[1] or Virgin Mary's Church^[2] (Albanian: Shpella e Maligradit, Macedonian: Црква Света Богородица, Serbian: Crkva Bogorodica, Mother of God Church) is an Eastern Orthodox cave church on the island of Maligrad, in the Albanian part of Lake Prespa. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania.^[3] The church is dedicated to Saint Mary and was built by Serbian nobleman Kesar Novak (alb. Qesar Novaku^[1]), in 1369.^[2]^[4]

The church has frescoes and Greek inscriptions dated to 1369. Frescoes exist of the family of Novak, with his Greek wife Kalia.^[2]^[5]

References

1 2 Anamali, Skënder (2002). Historia e popullit shqiptar në katër vëllime (in Albanian) I. Botimet Toena. pp. 294–295. OCLC 52411919.
1 2 3 http://www.ni.rs/byzantium/doc/zbornik4/PDF-IV/Zure.pdf
↑ "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
↑ Dr Vlad. R. Petković, Stari srpski spomenici u Južnoj Srbiji: "Na PRESPI kesar Novak podiže 1369. god. crkvu Bogorodici (na ostrvu Mali Grad)."
↑ Ivan M. Đorđević, Zidno slikarstvo srpske vlastele u doba Nemanjica. OCLC 34957313, sl. 84 i 85

Religious Cultural Monuments in Korçë County

Korçë	Iljaz Mirahori Mosque

Moscopole	St. Athanasius' Church St. Elijah's Church St. John the Baptist's Monastery St. Mary's Church St. Michael's Church St. Nicholas' Church

Other towns	St. Demetrius' Church, Tuminec St Mary's Church, Tuminec St. John's Church, Boboshticë St. Demetrius' Church, Boboshticë St. George's Church, Dardhë Holy Trinity Church, Lavdar i Oparit Byzantine Church, Lin Paleochristian Church, Lin St. Marina's Monastery, Llëngë St. Mary's Monastery Church, Lubonjë St. Mary's Church, Maligrad Holy Resurrection Church, Mborje St. George's Church, Shipckë St. Mary's Church, Vithkuq St. Michael's Church, Vithkuq

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