| St. Mary of Blachernae Church Albanian:Kisha e Shën Mëri Vllahernës | |
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 St. Mary of Blachernae Church of Berat | |
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| Location | Berat, Berat County Albania |
| Coordinates | 40°42′33″N19°56′39″E / 40.70917°N 19.94417°E /40.70917; 19.94417 |
| Built | thirteenth century |
| Designated | 1948[1] |
TheSt. Mary of Blachernae Church (Albanian:Kisha e Shën Mëri Vllahernës) is a Byzantine-eraAlbanian Orthodox church inBerat, Albania. It is named after theChurch of St. Mary of Blachernae, near thePalace 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 impressivefrescoes andicons on its interior walls and ground from the 16th century.[2][3] The paintings that dates from the 16th century were mostly produced byNicholas Onufri, the son ofOnufri.[4]
The church has a rectangularnarthex.
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