St. Marina's Monastery

St. Marina's Monastery
St. Marina's Monastery
Native name:
Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Marenës
Location: Llëngë
Built: 14th century
Cultural Monument of Albania

St. Marina's Monastery (Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Marenës) is a monastery in Llëngë, Pogradec District, Korçë County, Albania, dedicated to Marina the Monk and built in the 14th century.[1] It is a Cultural Monument of Albania.[2]

The monastery has 18th century paintings from Kostandin Shpataraku.[3]

References

  1. ^ Elsie, Robert (2001). A dictionary of Albanian religion, mythology, and folk culture. NYU Press. pp. 165–. ISBN 9780814722145. http://books.google.com/books?id=aAtQZ0vjf5gC&pg=PA165. 
  2. ^ "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. 
  3. ^ Zeqo, Moikom (22 May, 2006). "Gjeniu më shqiptar i ikonografisë Kostandin Shpataraku" (in Albanian). Koha Jone (Nikolle Leska): pp. 10–11. 



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