The St. Mary of Blachernae Church ( Albanian : Kisha e Shën Mëri Vllahernës ) is a Byzantine-era Albanian Orthodox church in Berat , Albania. It is named after the Church of St. Mary of Blachernae , near the Palace of Blachernae in Constantinople. It is believed that the church was built on the foundations of a ruined 5th century church that existed at the same place. The church dates mainly from the 13th century and contains impressive frescoes and icons on its interior walls and ground from the 16th century. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The paintings that dates from the 16th century were mostly produced by Nicholas Onufri , the son of Onufri . [ 4 ] The church has a rectangular narthex . Tourist attractions in Berat Culture of Albania Architecture of Albania Byzantine churches in Albania 20 Churches of Berat Castle ↑ "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status" . Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011 . Retrieved October 28, 2010 . ↑ Stefanka Kokoli. "The Medieval City of Berat and Iconography in the Post-Byzantine Period: a historical overview" (PDF) . saspjournals.com . p. 4. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018. ↑ "Kisha e Shën Mëri Vllahernës" (in Albanian) . Retrieved 6 November 2010 . [ permanent dead link ] ↑ Klodjana Gjata, Marsela Demaj, Ronela Çuku. "Architecture, identity and phases of construction of the Byzantine church of St. Mary Vllaherna – Berat/Albania" (PDF) . dspace.epoka.edu.al . {{ cite web }} : CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link ) Siege of Berat (1280–1281) Siege of Berat (1455) Pashalik of Berat Berat National Ethnographic Museum St. Mary of Blachernae Church Bachelors' Mosque St. Michael's Church Hysen Pasha Mosque Holy Trinity Church St. Theodore's Church Dormition Cathedral Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër Tourist attractions in Berat Bachelors' Mosque Hysen Pasha Mosque St. Michael's Church Holy Trinity Church St. Mary of Blachernae Church St. Theodore's Church Dormition Cathedral St. Mary's Church, Mbreshtan Annunciation Church, Kozarë

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