St. John the Baptist Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in Voskopoja. The Monastery is the oldest ecclesiastical building at Voskopoja. The church was constructed in 1632 and was painted in 1659. All the land and forests down the road from the Monastery used to be its property. It also had thousands of cows. It was damaged following religious ban in the country in 1967. Its buildings were transformed into a military detachment, with deterioration setting in gradually. The monastery includes the church as well as two other buildings which were part of the monastery. The church has dimensions of 17m x 7.65 X 9m. The frescoes are preserved and in a good afresket and worked with components of iron and calcium. The church is characterized by decoration on a particular type of tile that is found in the area It is declared a Cultural Monument of Albania.
St. John The Baptist Monastery
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