Shirgj Church
Manastiri i Shën Shirgjit dhe Bakut | |
An image of the 1890s by Jules Alexandre Théodore Degrand | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Benedictine |
| Established | 1290 |
| Disestablished | No longer active |
| Dedicated to | Sergius and Bacchus |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shkodër–Pult |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Saint Helen of Serbia |
| Architecture | |
| Status | ruin |
| Heritage designation | Cultural Monument of Albania |
| Style | Gothic architecture with features from the Romanesque |
| Site | |
| Location | near Shirgj, Shkodër County, Albania |
| Coordinates | 41°59′26″N 19°26′24″E / 41.9905°N 19.4399°E |
| Visible remains | southern wall |
| Public access | yes |
The Shirgj Church (Albanian: Kisha e Shirqit/Shirgjit), also known as the Monastery of Saints Sergius and Bacchus (Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Shirgjit dhe Bakut), is a ruined former Benedictine monastery in the village of Shirgj on the river Buna in northern Albania. The church was built by Saint Helen of Serbia in 1290, dedicated to Saints Sergius and Bacchus, allegedly on top of a pre-6th century basilica according to circumstantial evidence. However, no archaeological evidence exists of a prior structure.