- St. Mary's Church, Maligrad
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Maligrad Cave Church 
Maligrad IslandLocation: Maligrad Built: 1369 Cultural Monument of Albania The St. Mary's Church[1] or Virgin Mary's Church[2] (Albanian: Shpella e Maligradit, Serbian: Crkva Bogorodica, Mother of God Church) is a 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
- ^ a b Anamali, Skënder (2002) (in Albanian). Historia e popullit shqiptar në katër vëllime. I. Botimet Toena. pp. 294–295. OCLC 52411919.
- ^ a b c 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. http://kshk.gov.al/index.php?fq=brenda&gj=gj2&kid=19. 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 MosqueMoscopole St. Athanasius' Church · St. Elijah's Church · St. John the Baptist's Monastery · St. Mary's Church · St. Michael's Church · St. Nicholas' ChurchOther towns St. Demetrius' Church, Bezmisht · St. Mary's Cave, Bezmisht · 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
Categories:- Cultural Monuments of Albania
- Korçë County
- 1369 establishments
- 1360s architecture
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