Kisha e Shna Ndout
Kisha e Shna Ndout stands on Rodon Cape in Albania’s Bashkia Durrës, among rolling hills overlooking the sea. The ruins and restored walls belong to a medieval church with Romano-Gothic features. Nearby Skanderbeg’s Castle links the site to the fifteenth-century history of this cape.
Documents from 1418 connect the church to a Byzantine monastery dedicated to Saint Mary. Around 1599, Franciscans cared for the monastery after its dedication shifted to Saint Anthony of Padua. Andrea II Muzaka and Euphemia Mataranga are believed to have married here around 1328 and were later buried on the site. An earthquake destroyed the church and monastery in 1852, while substantial rebuilding began in 1978 and restoration continued through 2000.
Inside, surviving wall paintings include a two-headed eagle and a horse carrying a female rider, probably Mamica Kastrioti. The church became a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1963, preserving layers of religious and architectural history. Ruined masonry, restored sections, and sea views bring Byzantine, Franciscan, and medieval Albanian stories together in one landscape.
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