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Born in the area of Durrës

Durrës County

The County of Durrës is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It consists of the districts Durrës and Krujë and its capital is Durrës. The city is 40 minutes away from Tirana by car. It has the largest sea port in Albania....

, Mekajshi served as bishop of Stephanium (Shtjefni), a region located between northern Elbasan

Elbasan

Elbasan is a city in central Albania. It is located on the Shkumbin River in the District of Elbasan and the County of Elbasan, at...

 and Mat District

Mat District

The District of Mat is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Dibër County. It is named after the Mat River, that flows through the district. It has a population of 48,803 , and an area of 1,029 km². Its capital is Burrel...

. In 1601-2 he and Nikollë Bardhi

Nikollë Bardhi

Nikollë Bardhi was an Albanian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.Nikollë Bardhi was born in region of Zadrima, Lezhë, modern northern Albania in 1551. His family included several notable figures of Albanian history like Frang Bardhi, writer of the early eras of Albanian literature and the...

 unsuccessfully tried to instigate and armed uprising against the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

. In 1609-10 he sent another proposal to Pope Paul V

Pope Paul V

-Theology:Paul met with Galileo Galilei in 1616 after Cardinal Bellarmine had, on his orders, warned Galileo not to hold or defend the heliocentric ideas of Copernicus. Whether there was also an order not to teach those ideas in any way has been a matter for controversy...

 regarding an anti-Ottoman revolt. According to his plan 50,000 Catholic and Orthodox Albanian troops with support from Philip III of Spain

Philip III of Spain

Philip III , also known as Philip the Pious, was the King of Spain and King of Portugal and the Algarves, where he ruled as Philip II , from 1598 until his death...

 would begin a revolt with the aim of removing Ottoman rule from the country.
By 1610, when he assisted archbishop Marin Bici

Marin Bici

Marino Bizzi was a Dalmatian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Bizzi was Archbishop of Antivari.-Life:...

, during the preparation of his report on the Catholic population of the area Mekajshi had become the last remaining Catholic bishop in the Archdiocese of Durrës

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës is an archdiocese located in the cities of Tiranë and Durrës in Albania.-History:* 1300: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Durrës* 1400?: Demoted as Archdiocese of Durrës...

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