The historic Bobostitsa Monastery in Korçë was recently visited by the Metropolitan of the region, Anastasios.

He was informed by the priest in charge of the Monastery, Father Michael Sanellari, about the history of the church, its iconography, as well as the work on the exterior, as well as the many donations from the faithful.

This monastery was one of the first places of worship to operate after the fall of the communist regime and dates back years.

From the original monastery, the catholicon (a single-aisled basilica), without any particular architectural structure, and a small building were saved, which during the period of persecution of the faith were converted into a cowshed and a warehouse respectively.

At the initiative of the late Archbishop Anastasios, in 2005 and 2006, a new four-story building was built in place of the cells for the same purpose (reception and hospitality areas), as well as a church. mechanical installations.

In 2014, the old church was demolished, only the sanctuary niche was preserved, and after five years of work (completed in 2019), the current catholicon was erected.

Monasteries and churches in Albania are a living feature of Orthodoxy, which goes back to its very essence, as they preserve as places of worship the belief that God has the initiative in the history of human salvation. And this is what the Orthodox of the neighboring country have experienced and are experiencing.

The rescue of monasteries in the neighboring country, where faith has suffered the most, is not simply a useful act or a beneficial and commendable action, but an autonomous and inalienable necessity.