St. Paraskevi's Church, Balldren

St. Paraskevi's Church
St. Paraskevi's Church
Native name; Albanian: Kisha e Shën Premtes
Location	Balldren
Coordinates	41°49′06″N 19°38′25″E / 41.8183°N 19.6403°E
Cultural Monument of Albania

St. Paraskevi's Church (Albanian: Kisha e Shën Premtes) is a church in Balldren, Lezhë County, Albania. It became a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1984.^[1] The church was built between the XII-XIII centuries, and was renovated in 1462 according to writing found on the outer side of the church apse.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

^ "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.
^ https://www.kultplus.com/trashegimia/afresku-ne-lezhe-200-vjet-para-da-vincit/
^ https://www.albaniandf.org/2019/08/01/darka-e-fundit-ne-balldren/
^ https://lezha.gov.al/njesite-administrative/

[1] "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.

[2] ttps://www.kultplus.com/trashegimia/afresku-ne-lezhe-200-vjet-para-da-vincit/

[3] ttps://www.albaniandf.org/2019/08/01/darka-e-fundit-ne-balldren/

[4] ttps://lezha.gov.al/njesite-administrative/

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v t e Religious Cultural Monuments in Lezhë County
Lezhë	Fort Mosque Selimie Mosque
Other towns	St. Paraskevi's Church, Balldren St. Stephen's Church, Blinisht St. Alexander's Church, Bokion St. Michael's Church, Menshat St. Veneranda's Church, Pllanë Rubik Monastery Church

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Episcopal Conference of Albania
Province of Shkodër–Pult	Archdiocese of Shkodër–Pult Diocese of Lezhë Diocese of Sapë
Province of Tiranë–Durrës	Archdiocese of Tiranë–Durrës Diocese of Rrëshen Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania
Churches	Cathedrals: St. Paul's Cathedral, Tirana Cathedral of Jesus Saviour of the World, Rrëshen St. Stephen's Cathedral, Shkodër Churches: St. Veneranda's Church St. Paraskevi's Church, Balldren St. Anthony Church, Laç Rubik Monastery Church Franciscan Church of Shkodër Sacred Heart Church (Tirana) St Mary's Church, Vau i Dejës Territorial Abbey of Orosh Shirgj Church
Albanian Byzantine	Albanian Greek Catholic Church George Germanos
Saints	Astius Florus and Laurus Mother Teresa Therinus
Blessed	Çiprian Nika
Orders	Jesuits
Former dioceses	Archdiocese of Craina Diocese of Arbanum Diocese of Balecium Diocese of Benda Diocese of Doclea Diocese of Drivasto Diocese of Pulati
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