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Dhuvjan Monastery

Dhuvjan, Albania · built 1089

The Dhuvjan Monastery (Albanian: Manastiri i Dhuvjanit), also known as Monastery of Saints Quiricus and Julietta (Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Qirjakut dhe Julitës), is an Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the western part of the village of Dhuvjan, Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. Founded in 1089 when the area was part of the Byzantine Empire, today it is part of the Albanian Orthodox Church.

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