Church of St. Miter , Berat

The Church of St. Miter is a simple but important building, which is located in the Kala district of Berat, in the eastern part of the castle. It is surrounded by residential houses and shines for its post-Byzantine type structure.

Inside the church, the environment is paved with irregularly placed limestone and tuff tiles. The naos, or inner hall of the church, was separated from the altar area by a wooden iconostasis. The altar consists of a semi-circular apse, which does not reach the ground, and two square niches (niches) on its sides. The hall is illuminated through a small window in the apse wall and an opening in the roof. The entrance to the central hall can be made through two doors, one on the south side and the other on the west side, which are made of wood and retain the authentic character of the early construction period.

Inside the church, the walls are decorated with frescoes with biblical motifs, suitable for the small dimensions of the environment. The exterior of the western room is also decorated with frescoes. In the southern entrance of the church there is an inscription that tells about the construction of the fresco in 1607, an important phase of the improvement of the church.

The building materials of the church include limestone bound with mud mortar. A date left on the raised buttress in the southern part indicates a restoration carried out in 1774.

The Church of Saint Miter represents an important building of the architectural heritage of the Berat area, which, despite its simplicity, is an important testimony of the history and culture of this country.