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  • Ardenica Monastery

  • Ardenica Monastery

    Ardenica Monastery is an Orthodox monastery located in Fier County, Albania. It was built by Byzantine Emperor, Andronikos II Palaiologos in 1282 AD after the victory against the Angevins in the Siege of Berat. The monastery is famous for being the place where Skanderbeg was married to Andronika Ariane.
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    Ardenica Monastery
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    Ardenica Monastery

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    Albania

    Fier

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    13th Century AD

    Byzantine

    Christian

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