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St. Mary of Blachernae Church - Berat
The church of St. Mary Blaherna is one of the oldest churches built in the city of Berat. The church has a yard where it is thought to have been an early monastery of the V-VI centuries. It has a cross in square plan and has been built with the clausonage technique (stone surrounded with tiles), characteristic for the Byzantine churches of the XIII-XIV centuries. The church was reconstructed in the XVI century. Under the nartex floor is a water cistern which is thought to have been built earlier in time. Nicolas Onufri painted the church in 1578. The paintings present prophet portraits and Bible scenes. The floor is decorated with a mosaic.
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