The Byzantine Church ( sq, Rrënojat e Kishës Bizantine) is a ruined church in
Lin
Lin or LIN may refer to:
People
*Lin (surname) (normally ), a Chinese surname
*Lin (surname) (normally 蔺), a Chinese surname
*Lin (The King of Fighters), Lin (''The King of Fighters''), Chinese assassin character
*Lin Chow Bang, character in Fat ...
,
Korçë County
Korçë County ( sq, Qarku Korçë, italic=unset), officially the County of Korçë ( sq, Qarku i Korçës, italic=unset), is a county in the Southern Region of the Republic of Albania. It is the largest by area and the seventh most populous of ...
,
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and share ...
. It is a
Cultural Monument of Albania
In Albania, a cultural monument ''()'' is a construction or work of cultural, historical and artistic value that is built in a visible space, made in memory of important events or prominent people. Cultural monuments are usually under state protect ...
. The church has been included within the possible UNESCO site of the
Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid Region (Albania).
The church was built during the 6th century AD, in the
Justinian
Justinian I (; la, Iustinianus, ; grc-gre, Ἰουστινιανός ; 48214 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was the Byzantine emperor from 527 to 565.
His reign is marked by the ambitious but only partly realized '' renova ...
era.
Mozaiku i Linit, Prishet ndreqet si pëlhura e Penelopës Fatbardh Rama 2010
References
{{Byzantine architecture in Albania
Cultural Monuments of Albania
Buildings and structures in Pogradec
Church ruins in Albania
6th-century churches
Churches in Korçë County
Lin, Korçë
Byzantine church buildings in Albania