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St. Mary of Blachernae Church, Berat

Kishat e Kalase: Godina e kishes se Shën Mari Vllahernës

church building in Berat, Albania

  • TypeChurches
  • WhereBerat, Albania
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About St. Mary of Blachernae Church, Berat

The St. Mary of Blachernae Church (Albanian: Kisha e Shën Mëri Vllahernës) is a Byzantine-era Albanian Orthodox church in Berat, Albania. It is named after the Church of St. Mary of Blachernae, near the Palace of Blachernae in Constantinople. It is believed that the church was built on the foundations of a ruined 5th century church that existed at the same place.

The church dates mainly from the 13th century and contains impressive frescoes and icons on its interior walls and ground from the 16th century. The paintings that dates from the 16th century were mostly produced by Nicholas Onufri, the son of Onufri. The church has a rectangular narthex.

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1201
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