List of churches in Albania

This is a list of the main churches and monasteries in Albania.

Churches

765 churches and monasteries were destroyed by communist authorities in 1967 when state atheism was first introduced in the country. ^[1]

Churches
#	Name	Location	Built	Denomination	Image
1	Saint Gjon Vladimir	Shijon	11th, 14th century	Eastern Orthodox
2	Marmiroi church	Orikum	12th century	Eastern Orthodox
3	St. Paraskevi's Church	Çetë	13th century	Roman Catholic, since 1691 Eastern Orthodox
4	Holy Trinity church	Berat	13th century	Eastern Orthodox
5	Dormition of the Theotokos church	Libohovë	13th century	Eastern Orthodox
6	Holy Resurrection Church	Mborje	896 or 12-14th century	Eastern Orthodox
7	Sacred Heart Church	Tirana	1939	Roman Catholic
8	St. Nicholas Church	Perondi	11th century	Eastern Orthodox
9	St. Athanasius Church	Moscopole	1721	Eastern Orthodox
10	St. Elijah Church	Moscopole		Eastern Orthodox
11	St. Mary Church	Moscopole	Between 1694 and 1699	Eastern Orthodox
12	St. Michael Church	Moscopole	1722	Eastern Orthodox
13	St. Nicholas Church	Moscopole	1721	Eastern Orthodox
14	St. Anthony Church	Laç	1300 and 1990	Roman Catholic
15	St. Sotir Church	Korçë	Early 20th century and 1995–2005	Eastern Orthodox
16	St. Cosmas' and St. Mary's Church	Kolkondas	1813	Eastern Orthodox
17	St. Mary of Blachernae Church	Berat Castle	13th century	Eastern Orthodox
18	Resurrection Cathedral	Tirana	June 24, 2012	Eastern Orthodox
19	Resurrection Cathedral, Korçë	Korçë County	2002	Eastern Orthodox
20	Church of St. Michael	Berat	14th century	Eastern Orthodox

Monasteries

Monasteries
#	Name	Location	Built	Denomination	Image
1	Ardenica Monastery	Lushnje	13th century	Eastern Orthodox
2	St. Mary's Monastery, Zvërnec	Zvërnec	13th century	Eastern Orthodox
3	Rubik Monastery	Rubik	11th century	Roman Catholic
4	St. John the Baptist Monastery	Moscopole	1632	Eastern Orthodox
5	Forty Saints Monastery	Sarandë	6th century	Eastern Orthodox
5	Dhuvjan Monastery	Dhuvjan	1089	Eastern Orthodox

See also

• List of cathedrals in Albania
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Albania

References

1. Si u shembën 2169 kisha e xhami