Shtjefën Kurti
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Shtjefën Kurti was a Catholic
priest.
, later on in Graz
, Feldkirch
, Innsbruck
Austria
and in Rome. Kurti was ordained priest in Rome
on the 13 May 1924.
Father Kurti was parish
priest of the in Gjakova's mountain, Kosovo
.
In 1929, together with same others he wrote a memorandum to the authority of Geneva
in protection of the Albanians
in Kosovo. In 1929, he was forced to runway from the Yugoslavia
n government , and came back to Albania.
In Albania he was the parish priest in Zheje and in 1930 in Gures. From 1936 he was the parish priest in Tirana
.
He was arrested for the first time in Tirana on the 28 October 1946 and imprisoned in the beginning in Tirana and later on in Burrel. Father Kurti was sentenced to death but his sentence was changed to 20 years imprisonment and was set free on the 2 May 1963 after 17 years imprisonment. He was sentenced with 30 years of forced labor after he was released and was sent to Gures, to live in a barracks.
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
priest.
Life and activity
Shtjefen Kurti studied in AlbaniaAlbania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
, later on in Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
, Feldkirch
Feldkirch
Feldkirch can refer to:In Austria:* Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, a medieval city and capital of an administrative district* Feldkirch , an administrative division of VorarlbergIn France:* Feldkirch, Haut-Rhin, a commune in France....
, Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and in Rome. Kurti was ordained priest in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
on the 13 May 1924.
Father Kurti was parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
priest of the in Gjakova's mountain, Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
.
In 1929, together with same others he wrote a memorandum to the authority of Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
in protection of the Albanians
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
in Kosovo. In 1929, he was forced to runway from the Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
n government , and came back to Albania.
In Albania he was the parish priest in Zheje and in 1930 in Gures. From 1936 he was the parish priest in Tirana
Tirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...
.
He was arrested for the first time in Tirana on the 28 October 1946 and imprisoned in the beginning in Tirana and later on in Burrel. Father Kurti was sentenced to death but his sentence was changed to 20 years imprisonment and was set free on the 2 May 1963 after 17 years imprisonment. He was sentenced with 30 years of forced labor after he was released and was sent to Gures, to live in a barracks.