TIRANA, Aug 19/ATA/ Specialists of the Cultural Heritage Sector in Saranda in cooperation with specialists of the European Centre for Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Monuments (EKBMM), based in Thessaloniki, Greece have recently visited the St. Nicholas Monastery Church, in Mesopotam.
In the framework of this cooperation, EKBMM has shown great interest in the selection of mural painting in monuments of the Byzantine period in order to fully restore it.
At the end of the meeting the specialists of the European Center for Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Monuments, (EKBMM) said that, this monument will be part of the project on the restoration of mural painting while highlighting the importance of this monastery for the Byzantine period in Albania.
The Mesopotamian Monastery in Saranda, in the nearby village of Finiq is considered one of the rare monuments of southern Albania, with culture and history intertwining and symbols engraved on the walls.
Saint Nicholas Monastery, a 11th century church was built on the site of an earlier orthodox monastery complex.
This Church is thought to have been built during the period of the Constantine IX Monomachos, Byzantine Emperor. //a.i./
