Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos
The Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, simply known as Saint Mary church, is a Byzantine-era Albanian Orthodox church in the village of Labovë e Kryqit, in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania.Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: cultural Monument in Albania
- Also known as: “Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Labovë e Kryqit”, “Kisha e Fjetjes së Virgjëreshës”, “Koimissi”, and “Saint Mary church”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Labovë e Kryqit and Selckë.
Labovë e Kryqit
Village
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Labovë e Kryqit is a settlement in Southern Albania, which has taken the name of its Dormition of the Theotokos Church. It consists of two neighbourhoods: Labovë e Poshtme and Labovë e Sipërme.
Selckë
Village
Selckë is a small village in the former Pogon municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Dropull. Selckë is situated 4 km north of Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos.
Stegopul
Village
Stegopul or Stegopull is a village in Lunxhëri, Gjirokastër County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform, it became part of the municipality Libohovë. Stegopul is situated 4 km northwest of Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos.
Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos
- Categories: historic site, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Qender Libohove, Bashkia Libohovë, Gjirokastër County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.07385° or 40° 4′ 26″ northLongitude
20.29023° or 20° 17′ 25″ eastOpen location code
8GG237FR+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 1074505719OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodoxWikidata ID
Q16359724
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Macedonian—“Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Kisha e Shën Mërisë (Labovë e Kryqit, Gjirokastër)”
- Albanian: “Kisha e Shën Mërisë”
- Albanian: “Kisha Fjetja e Shën Mërisë (Labovë)”
- Albanian: “Kisha Fjetja e Shën Mërisë”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه رقاد والده الاله”
- French: “Eglise Sainte-Marie”
- German: “Marienkirche von Labova e Kryqit”
- Hungarian: “Istenszülő elszenderedése templom”
- Macedonian: “Црква на Успение на Богородица, Лабове е Криќит”
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