St. John the Baptist's Monastery, Orthodox monastery in Voskopojë, Albania
St. John the Baptist Monastery in Voskopojë consists of the church plus two other buildings that belonged to the monastery. The church measures 17 m by 7.65 m by 9 m, and its walls carry frescoes painted in 1659, attributed in the monastery's codex to Andon Shipskioti and later Theodor Simo Grunde. Its roof is decorated with a type of tile found in the area.
According to the donor's inscription, the church was built in 1632 and painted in 1659. The monastery's codex records that the frescoes were executed by Andon Shipskioti and later by Theodor Simo Grunde. The site is now a Cultural Monument of Albania.
The monastery's codex records that its frescoes were painted by Andon Shipskioti and later by Theodor Simo Grunde. The church walls also carry a decoration of a type of tile found in the Voskopojë area, a local craft detail visible to visitors.
The monastery stands in Voskopojë at about 40.64563, 20.60278, in the mountainous uplands of Korçë County. The church measures 17 m by 7.65 m by 9 m, so the interior is compact; the complex also holds two other former monastic buildings. Visitors should look for the donor's inscription recording the 1632 construction and 1659 painting.
The monastery's codex records that the frescoes were painted by Andon Shipskioti and later by Theodor Simo Grunde, two named masters whose work survives on the church walls. The church itself measures 17 m by 7.65 m by 9 m.
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