Saint Marena Monastery

Saint Marena Monastery is located right next to the village of Llënga, in the province of Mokra
e Sipërme. The monastery consists of a complex of small sites such as the church of Saint Marena, the Guesthouse, Najazmë water source and the cave of Saint Marena. The main place in this complex is held by the church and the guesthouse. The Church of Saint Mary is a small one-story building that consists of a nave, a two-story narthex, an open arched south porch and a belfry with two bells. Its interiors are all decorated with frescoes. The altar alcove of the church
is separated from the nave by a wooden iconostasis 6.5m long and 4 m high, which in terms of decoration style is the same as the iconostasis of the churches of Voskopoja and Vithkuqi. The ceiling of the church is made of decorative painted wood. The frescoes of the church are divided into five horizontal bands painted by the master Kostandin Shpataraku. He also painted
several icons of the iconostasis, the cross on it, the “beautiful doors” and a balcony with 15 figures and 17 small icons. The painted motifs are typical church motifs of the time, such as scenes from the life of Christ, Saint Mary and Saint Marena herself, to whom the church is dedicated. They all belong to the period of the construction of the church, i.e. 1754.