Monastery of the Forty Saints (ruins)

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The Monastery of the Forty Saints is a historic ruined Eastern Orthodox monastic complex overlooking the coastal city of Saranda in southern Albania.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Orthodox monastery
cultural heritage site
ruined monastery
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
coordinateLocation approximate coordinates 39.867°N 20.020°E
country Albania
dedicatedTo Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 300 metres
floorCount multiple levels
hasCondition ruined
hasPart church ruins
fortified walls
monastic cells
hasType monastic complex
hasViewOf Bay of Saranda
Ionian Sea
heritageDesignation Cultural Monument of Albania
heritageStatus protected monument
inception 6th century
locatedIn southern Albania
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Vlorë County
locatedInContinent Europe
locatedInMunicipality Municipality of Sarandë
locatedInRegion Epirus
locatedNear Saranda
linked to: Sarandë
locatedOn hill above Saranda
hill of Forty Saints
material stone
namedAfter Forty Saints
nativeName Manastiri i Dyzet Shenjtorëve
overlooks Saranda
partOf Christian heritage of Albania
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
significantEvent severely damaged during World War II
touristAttraction yes
usedFor Christian worship
monastic life

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Saranda hasReligiousSite Monastery of the Forty Saints (ruins)
Forty Saints hasSanctuary Forty Saints Monastery (Saranda, Albania)
subject linked to: Forty Saints (Agioi Saranda)
linked to: Monastery of the Forty Saints (ruins)