Dormition Cathedral
The Dormition Cathedral is an Albanian Orthodox church in Berat Castle in Berat, Albania, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos. It has been a Cultural Monument of Albania since 1948. Since 1986, the Onufri Museum of Icons is located in the church.- Orthodox church
- …dates from 1797
- Description: cultural Monument in Albania
- Also known as“Dormition of St. Mary Cathedral, Berat”“Katedralja Fjetja e Shën Mërisë”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Onufri Iconographic Museum and Berat Castle.
Onufri Iconographic Museum
Museum
The Onufri Iconographic Museum is an Albanian national…
Berat Castle
Berat Castle, also referred to as the Citadel of Berat… Berat Castle is situated 120 metres south of Dormition Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dushnik and Orizaj.
Dushnik
Village
Dushnik is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in Berat County, Albania. Dushnik is situated 3 km north of Dormition Cathedral.
Orizaj
Village
Orizaj is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in Berat County, Albania. Orizaj is situated 3½ km north of Dormition Cathedral.
Ullinjas
Village
Ullinjas is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in Berat County, Albania. Ullinjas is situated 4½ km northeast of Dormition Cathedral.
Dormition Cathedral
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Latitude
40.70911° or 40° 42′ 33″ north
Longitude
19.94534° or 19° 56′ 43″ east
Open location code
8FGXPW5W+J4
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OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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building=church
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historic=yes
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denomination=orthodox
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Turkish—“Dormition Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Katedraja “Fjetja e Shën Mërisë” – Muzeu Onufri”
- French: “cathédrale de la Dormition de Berat”
- French: “Cathédrale de la Dormition de Berat”
- French: “Cathédrale de la Dormition de la Vierge”
- Hungarian: “Mária mennybemenetele székesegyház”
- Hungarian: “Mária mennybevétele székesegyház”
- Italian: “cattedrale della Dormizione di Santa Maria”
- Italian: “Cattedrale della Dormizione di Santa Maria”
- Macedonian: “Катедрала Успение на Пресвета Богородица”
- Macedonian: “Катедрала Успение на Света Богородица (Белград)”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Jomfru Marias innsovningskatedral, Berat”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Onufrimuseet”
- Turkish: “Aziz Meryem’in Göğe Yükselişi Katedrali, Berat”
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