VOSKOPOJE ALBANIA
Voskopoje is located at a distance of 21 km from Korçë, in the mountains of southeastern Albania, at an altitude of 1160 meters. The village has a population of about 500. Because of its high altitude Voskopoje is a ski resort.
Toward the end of the 18th century, the city flourished due to commerce with Germany, Venice and Constantinople and it had various manufacturing plants, around 70 churches, banks, a printing press (the only other press of Ottoman Europe was in Istanbul), and even a university (The Greek Academy, or Hellēnikon Phrontistērion, founded in 1744
As a major trading and intellectual center of that time, it hosted the first printing press in the Balkans outside Istanbul, educational institutions and numerous churches
The following historic monuments remain in Voskopoje:
Church of Saint Nicholas (Shën Kolli)
Church of Saint Mary (Shën Mëria)
Church of Saint Athanasius (Shën Thanasi)
Church of Saint Michael (Shën Mëhilli)
Church of Saint Elijah (Shën Ilia)
Church of Saint Charalampus (Shën Harallambi), ruined
Monastery of Saint John the Baptist (Shën Prodhromi
Voskopoia Albania church Sv.Nikola
Bulgarians in Albania. Sv. Naum and Sv. Ioan Vladimir in church Sv. Nikola, Voskopoia or Moskopole
българи в Албания, Воскопоя или Москополе в църквата Св. Никола са изобразени Св. Наум и Св. Йоан Владимир
Voskopoja(Moscopole)
Ceremoni kishtare e mbajtur ne Kishen e Shen Kollit(Nikolles) ne Voskopoje nga Kryepeshkopi Anastas
Church of Saint Nicholas in Moscopole(Voskopojë)
The Heart of Epirus: Byzantine Orthodoxy
The song is ΠIΓENA TO ΔPOMO ΔPOMO - Pigena to dromo dromo from Guardians of Hellenism Vol. 8 Epirus.
Epirus (Ήπειρος), a region that is divided between Albania in the north and Greece in the south, has always been a bastion for Byzantine Orthodox Christianity. Emperor Justinian I (Ιουστινιανός) dedicated the city of Ioannina (Ιωάννινα) to John the Apostle.
When Byzantium fell to the Crusaders, the Despotate of Epirus preserved the Byzantine legacy, keeping alive the Orthodox faith as far north as Ardenica in Albania, where George Kastrioti (Skanderbeg) got married in an Orthodox Church, and as far south as Aetolia-Acarnania (Αιτωλοακαρνανία). During Ottoman times, Cosmas of Aetolia (Κοσμάς Αιτωλός) led an Orthodox revival all over Epirus.
Seen here are the numerous churches and monasteries that give Epirus its Orthodox Christian identity. In Arta (Άρτα), there is Agios Vassilios and Panaghia Parigoritissa. In Preveza (Πρέβεζα), there is Ano Louros St. Nicholas Sklivanis. In Thesprotia (Θεσπρωτία), there is the Koimesis of Paramythia. In Ioannina (Ιωάννινα), there are the most. There is the Monastery of Makrialexi in Lavdani, Pogoni, the Monastery of St. Nicholas in Metsovo, the Church of Elefthero village, in Konitsa, the Monastery of Sistrouni in Lakka Souli, the Monastery of Kipina in Tzoumerka.
In North Epirus (Βόρειος Ήπειρος), we see the churches of Argyrokastro (Αργυρόκαστρο), which is called Gjirokastër by Albanians and Ljurocastru by Vlahs. In Korytsa (Κορυτσά), what Albanians call Korçë, we see the main church and in Moscopole (Μοσχόπολις), what Albanians call Voskopojë, we see St Anastasios and St Nicholas Churches. In Beration (Βερατιον), what is called Berat by Albanians, we see the church of Onuphrios.
St Elijah's Church | Track | Episode 127
Info:Ok folks here we are in #Korça but this time in #Drenova village.In a part of the ridge line that leads at St.Nicholas #mountain,from this side its not accessible to aim for the peak with #mtb because from the erosion a good part of the line its destroyed.It has a mixed terrain made of #gravel #rocks#berm#rockface The effect that you get from the stones and the #blackrocks during the descent gives you the impression that for a moment you are descending a crater on the #moon
Location:Drenovë/Korce,Albania
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Iglesia Odžaklija de Leskovac
En el centro de Leskovac, ciudad en el sur de Serbia, existe una iglesia única Odzaklija, dedicada al Nacimiento de la Santísima Virgen construida a comienzos del siglo XIX. Lo que la distingue de otras iglesias es que tiene chimenea, por eso recibió el nombre Odzaklija, traducido al español Chimenea.
Dzua Natsionala 23 Maiu2008 3