St. Mary of Blachernae Church

The St. Mary of Blachernae Church 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.

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1. Wikipedia (el) – Εκκλησία της Παναγίας των Βλαχερνών (Μπεράτι) (el.wikipedia.org)
2. Wikipedia (en) – St. Mary of Blachernae Church (Berat) (en.wikipedia.org)
3. Wikipedia (sq) – Kishat e Kalase: Godina e kishes se Shën Mari Vllahernës (sq.wikipedia.org)
4. Wikidata – Q7590526 (wikidata.org)
5. Wikimedia Commons – Church of St. Mary of Blachernae in Berat (commons.wikimedia.org)
6. OpenStreetMap – way 234491945 (openstreetmap.org)

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