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.Si u shembën 2169 kisha e xhami # Name Location Built Denomination Image 1 St. Jovan Vladimir's ChurchShijon11th, rebuilt in 14th centuryEastern Orthodox 2 Church of MarmiroiOrikum12th centuryEastern Orthodox 3 St. Paraskevi's ChurchÇetë13th centuryRoman Catholic, since 1691 Eastern Orthodox 4 Church of the Holy TrinityBerat13th centuryEastern Orthodox 5 Church of the Dormition of the TheotokosLibohovë6th century, rebuilt in 10th or 13th centuryEastern Orthodox 6 Holy Resurrection ChurchMborje896 or 13–14th centuryEastern Orthodox 7Sacred Heart ChurchTirana1939Roman Catholic 8St. Nicholas ChurchPerondi11th centuryEastern Orthodox 9St. Athanasius ChurchMoscopole1721Eastern Orthodox 10St. Elijah ChurchMoscopoleEastern Orthodox 11St. Mary's ChurchMoscopole1694–1699Eastern Orthodox 12St. Michael ChurchMoscopole1722Eastern Orthodox 13St. Nicholas ChurchMoscopole1721Eastern Orthodox 14St. Anthony ChurchLaç1300, rebuilt in 1990Roman Catholic 15 St. Sotir ChurchKorçëEarly 20th century, rebuilt in 1995–2005Eastern Orthodox 16St. Cosmas' and St. Mary's ChurchKolkondas1813Eastern Orthodox 17St. Mary of Blachernae ChurchBerat Castle13th centuryEastern Orthodox 18Resurrection CathedralTirana2012Eastern Orthodox 19Resurrection Cathedral, KorçëKorçë County2002Eastern Orthodox 20Church of St. MichaelBerat14th centuryEastern Orthodox 21St. Paul's CathedralTirana2001Roman Catholic

Monasteries # Name Location Built Denomination Image 1 Ardenica MonasteryLushnjë1282Eastern Orthodox 2 St. Mary's MonasteryZvërnec13th or 14th centuryEastern Orthodox 3 Rubik MonasteryRubik1166Roman Catholic 4 St. John the Baptist MonasteryMoscopole1632Eastern Orthodox5Forty Saints MonasterySarandë6th centuryEastern Orthodox6Dhuvjan MonasteryDhuvjan1089Eastern Orthodox

See also List of cathedrals in Albania List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Albania

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