https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/files/original/1fb7dd1428e3a94aff03bfe43173e517.jpeg f42a29dd67b320ea6d6afeed28353a4d Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Author Diana DescriptionEN English Description The Church of Laç is located in Northern Albania and is a religious site associated with St. Anthony Padua. The church was first built in the 13th century by the Byzantine Empire and showcased typical Byzantine architecture. However, in 1971, the church was partially destroyed by the communist regime led by Enver Hoxha. The church was destroyed in an attempt to suppress religion and religious sites. In 1990, following the fall of communism, the church was rebuilt by Albanians and Italian Vatican authorities. Today, the church is an important pilgrimage site in Albania, where over one million pilgrims visit the church every year. On the shrine's feast day on the 12th of June, pilgrims arrive and spend the whole night at the church to seek blessing and healing. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. License A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. Creative Commons Zero Title A name given to the resource Kisha e Shna Ndout, Church of Laç Date Submitted Date of submission of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal). 03/26/2025 11:28:05 am Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived is51102025 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Diana Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,41.628632983783845,19.733464122139143; Description An account of the resource The Church of Laç is located in Northern Albania and is a religious site associated with St. Anthony Padua. The church was first built in the 13th century by the Byzantine Empire and showcased typical Byzantine architecture. However, in 1971, the church was partially destroyed by the communist regime led by Enver Hoxha. The church was destroyed in an attempt to suppress religion and religious sites. In 1990, following the fall of communism, the church was rebuilt by Albanians and Italian Vatican authorities. Today, the church is an important pilgrimage site in Albania, where over one million pilgrims visit the church every year. On the shrine's feast day on the 12th of June, pilgrims arrive and spend the whole night at the church to seek blessing and healing. Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. IMAGE Europeana Rights Information about copyright of the digital object that is specified in isShownBy and isShownAt and, by extension, to the preview images used in the portal. Myself