Dormition Cathedral

The Dormition Cathedral is an church in in , 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.
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Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: cultural Monument in Albania
  • Also known as: “Dormition of St. Mary Cathedral, Berat” and “Katedralja Fjetja e Shën Mërisë”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Onufri Iconographic Museum and Berat Castle.

Museum
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is an national museum dedicated to Byzantine art and iconography in , . The museum is located inside the Church of the Dormition of St Mary in the .

Photo: Terfili, Public domain.
, also referred to as the Citadel of Berat and castle quarter, is a fortress overlooking the town of , . It dates mainly from the 13th century and contains many Byzantine-era Albanian Orthodox churches in the area and Ottoman-era mosques. is situated 120 metres south of Dormition Cathedral.

Mosque
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The , also known as the Sultan Bayezid II Mosque, is a ruined in , , . The former mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1961; and forms part of the Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was designated in 2005.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dushnik and Orizaj.

Village
is a village in the former municipality of in , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 3 km north of Dormition Cathedral.

Village
is a village in the former municipality of in , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 3½ km north of Dormition Cathedral.

Village
is a village in the former municipality of in , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . It was formerly known as Virjon, or Virion from where the Vrioni family derived its name. is situated 4½ km northeast of Dormition Cathedral.

Dormition Cathedral

Latitude
40.70911° or 40° 42′ 33″ north
Longitude
19.94534° or 19° 56′ 43″ east
Inception
1797
Open location code
8FGXPW5W+J4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 234491944
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q30232175
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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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