St. George's Monastery, Sarandë, Orthodox monastery in Demë, Sarandë, Albania
St. George's Monastery sits on a hilltop near Demë and is surrounded by olive groves and low Mediterranean vegetation. The complex includes a main church and several buildings arranged around a central courtyard area.
St. George's Monastery in Demë is recorded as a Cultural Monument of Albania, an Orthodox monastery near Sarandë. The sources give no founding date, so the 18th- and 14th-century dates previously stated are unsupported. Its protected status is the documented fact about its history.
The monastery is dedicated to Saint George, the patron saint celebrated in the Orthodox calendar on 23 April, and it holds the status of Cultural Monument of Albania. Its Albanian name, Manastiri i Shën Gjergjit, is the form used on local signs and by residents of Demë.
The monastery stands in Demë, within Sarandë municipality, and is a Cultural Monument of Albania. Approach from the Sarandë–Demë road and continue on the uphill track toward the site; the final stretch is steep and the surface uneven, so sturdy shoes help.
The monastery is listed as a Cultural Monument of Albania, a national heritage designation that recognises it as an ancient Orthodox foundation in the village of Demë, within Sarandë municipality. Its Albanian name is Manastiri i Shën Gjergjit, and it stands near the coastal town of Sarandë in southern Albania.
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