Basilica of Saint Michael

Bazilika e Shën Mehillit
Native name
Albanian: Bazilika e Shën Mëhillit

Basilica of Saint Michael
Location Arapaj, Durrës County
Built 5th-6th centuries AD
Basilica of Saint Michael

The Basilica of Saint Michael (Albanian: Bazilika e Shën Mëhillit) is a basilica dedicated to Saint Michael, located in Arapaj, Durrës and declared Cultural Monument of Albania.[1] The Basilica of Saint Michael is an early Palaeo-Christian church which is believed to back to the 5th or 6th century.[2][3] A mosaic unearthed in the Basilica also demonstrates how engrained its culture was later on with the early Byzantine Empire.[4]

References

  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. Albania today, 1981, p.46
  3. "Shen Mehill Arapaj Basilica - holiday Albania". Tixik.com. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  4. Winnifrith, Tom (1991). Perspectives on Albania. Warwick studies in the European humanities. Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-51282-0.

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