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The ruins of St. Anthony Church () is located at Rodon Cape (alternatively known as
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
/ref> Later sources of 1599 show that at that period the monastery was dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and belonged to the
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.
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Skanderbeg
Gjergj Kastrioti (17 January 1468), commonly known as Skanderbeg, was an Albanians, Albanian Albanian nobility, feudal lord and military commander who led Skanderbeg's rebellion, a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, ...
Cape) in Durrës County
Durrës County (), officially the County of Durrës (), is a Counties of Albania, county in the Northern Albania, Northern Region of the Republic of Albania. It is the smallest by area and the List of counties of Albania by population, second mos ...
, is a Cultural Monument
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of Albania
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. It became a Cultural Monument in 1963. It is also the location where Andrea II Muzaka
Andrea II Muzaka ( 1318–1372) was an Albanian nobleman of the Muzaka family and the ruler of the Principality of Muzaka in the 14th century. He inherited the principality from his father, Teodor I Muzaka, who died around 1331. Andrea II is kn ...
and his wife Euphemia Mataranga got married most likely around 1328, then buried later on.
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
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman E ...
monastery dedicated to Saint Mary
Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, various titles such as Perpetual virginity ...
that was situated near the current church. The architectural style was Romano-Gothic
In architecture, "Romano-Gothic" is a term (rarely used in writing in English) for an architectural style, part of Early Gothic architecture, which evolved in Europe in the 12th century CE from the Romanesque style, and was an early style in Goth ...
.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
The Franciscans are a group of related organizations in the Catholic Church, founded or inspired by the Italian saint Francis of Assisi. They include three independent religious orders for men (the Order of Friars Minor being the largest conte ...
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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
Mamica Kastrioti was a 15th century Albanian princess from the House of Kastrioti. She is best known as the younger sister of the Albanian hero Skanderbeg.
Life
Mamica was the daughter of the Albanian Feudal Lord Gjon Kastrioti and his wife Vois ...
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