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St. Mary's Monastery Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Mërisë Greek: Ιερά Μονή Κοίμησης της Θεοτόκου
Zvërnec Monastery
Location	Zvërnec, Vlorë County  Albania
Coordinates	40°31′02″N 19°24′9″E / 40.51722°N 19.40250°E / 40.51722; 19.40250
Built	thirteenth or fourteenth century
Cultural Monument of Albania
Designated	1963

The St. Mary's Monastery (Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Mërisë), also known as the Monastery of Dormition of Theotokos Mary (Albanian: Manastiri i Fjetjes së Hyjëlindëses Mari), (Greek: Ιερά Μονή Κοίμησης της Θεοτόκου), is a medieval Byzantine church in Zvërnec Island inside the Narta Lagoon northwest of the city of Vlorë of Southern Albania.

See also

• Culture of Albania
• Architecture of Albania
• Byzantine churches in Albania

References

1. "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
2. Elsie, Robert (2001). Balkanistica, Vol. 13: The Christian Saints of Albania. American Association for South Slavic Studies. p. 39.

Topics related to St. Mary's Monastery of Zvërnec

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• Cultural Monuments of Albania
• 13th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings
• 14th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings
• Churches in Vlorë County
• Tourist attractions in Vlorë County
• Byzantine church buildings in Albania
• Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Albania