Basilica of Saint Michael Ruins

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The Basilica of Saint Michael is an early Palaeo-Christian church which is believed to date to the 5th or 6th century. A mosaic unearthed in the basilica also demonstrates how ingrained Christian culture later was with the early Byzantine Empire.

Religious sites in Albania All sites in Durrës

Address
SH85, Durrës, Albania

Established
5th century AD

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