List of churches in Albania
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This is a list of the main churches and monasteries in Albania.
Churches
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Perspective
765 churches and monasteries were destroyed by communist authorities in 1967 when state atheism was first introduced in the country.[1]
Monasteries
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# | Name | Location | Built | Denomination | Image |
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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 | ![]() |
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