St. Anthony Church, Laç

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St. Anthony Church
Native name
Albanian: Kisha e Shna Ndout
The church in a 2012 picture
LocationLaç, Albania
Coordinates41°37′43.2″N 19°44′00.8″E / 41.628667°N 19.733556°E / 41.628667; 19.733556
Built1300[1]

The St. Anthony Church (Albanian: Kisha e Shna Ndout or Kisha e Laçit), is a church first built in 1300, then destroyed in 1971, and eventually rebuilt in the 1990s in the Albanian town of Laç.[1][2]

History

The site of the church was first built around year 1300, and dedicated to

Vinçens Prennushi, Klement Miraj, Robert Ashta, and Zef Pllumi.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Merlika, Eugjen (13 June 2015). "Historia e Kishës së Laçit! Shenjti portugez i shqiptarëve". Mapo. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b Marku, Kastriot. "KISHA E SHNA NDOJIT (SHËN ANTONIT TË PADOVËS) NË LAÇ TË KURBINIT, MONUMENT I ARKITEKTURËS SË SHPRESËS DHE I SFIDËS NDAJ DIKTATURËS". Gazeta 55. Retrieved 21 September 2017.