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The ruins of St. Anthony Church ( sq, Kisha e Shën Ndojt) is located at Rodon Cape (alternatively known as Skanderbeg Cape) in Durrës County, is a
Saint Anthony Church was of the most popular churches of the area of the Albanian Medieval Period. This is also due to the construction of Skanderbeg's Castle in that Cape area in the 15th century, Indirectly it is called the Skanderbeg church.
Based on documents dated from 1418, the church is thought to have been principally connected to a Byzantine monastery dedicated to
/ref> Later sources of 1599 show that at that period the monastery was dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and belonged to the Franciscans. Up until 1852, when an earthquake demolished them, the church and monastery were still in operation. After their destruction, they left in ruins until 1978. By 2000, the church and parts of the monastery had been rebuilt into what it is now. Inside the church there are some wall paintings, which include a two headed eagle and a horse with a female rider, who is believed to be
File:Kepi i Rodonit – Kirche.jpg, Back view.
File:Cape of Rodon (Cape of Skanderbeg).jpg, Side view.
File:St Anthony Church at Rodon 2016-07-15 02.jpg, Inside view.Graves of Andrea Muzaka and his wife can be seen on the floor of the church.
File:St Anthony Church at Rodon 2016-07-15 01.jpg
File:Doppeladler Albanien.jpg, The Albanian double headed eagle painted in the walls during the medieval times.
File:Kisha e Shna Ndout - Murale 01.jpg
File:Kisha e Shna Ndout - Murale 02.jpg
File:Kisha e Shna Ndout - Murale 03.jpg
File:Kisha e Shen Ndojit .JPG
File:Kisha e Shen Ndojit.JPG
Cultural Monument
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of Albania. It became a Cultural Monument in 1963. It is also the burial place of Andrea II Muzaka and of his wife Euphemia Mataranga.History
Saint Anthony Church was of the most popular churches of the area of the Albanian Medieval Period. This is also due to the construction of Skanderbeg's Castle in that Cape area in the 15th century, Indirectly it is called the Skanderbeg church.
Based on documents dated from 1418, the church is thought to have been principally connected to a Byzantine monastery dedicated to Saint Mary
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of ...
that was situated near the current church. The architectural style was Romano-Gothic.EU4Culture - St. Anthony Church, Cape of Rodon/ref> Later sources of 1599 show that at that period the monastery was dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and belonged to the Franciscans. Up until 1852, when an earthquake demolished them, the church and monastery were still in operation. After their destruction, they left in ruins until 1978. By 2000, the church and parts of the monastery had been rebuilt into what it is now. Inside the church there are some wall paintings, which include a two headed eagle and a horse with a female rider, who is believed to be
Mamica Kastrioti
The House of Kastrioti ( sq, Dera e Kastriotëve) was an Albanian noble family, active in the 14th and 15th centuries as the rulers of the Principality of Kastrioti. At the beginning of the 15th century, the family controlled a territory in the ...
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