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Besnik
December 18, 2019
The Great Church, commonly known as the Cathedral of Shkodra, is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to St. Stephen, patriarchal saint of the city according to the Catholic Church, built on April 7, 1858 during the Ottoman Empire.
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December 11, 2019
Beautiful visual art (iconography), decorative arts, applied arts, and architecture.
Saimir
August 2, 2019
Shkodër Cathedral (Albanian: Katedralja e Shkodrës, also known as St Stephen's Catholic Cathedral or Kisha e Madhe - the Great Church) is a cathedral in the city of Shkodër in northwestern Albania. The Roman Catholic cathedral is dedicated to Saint Stephen. During the Siege of Scutari (1912–1913) the cathedral was damaged by the Montenegrin army, particularly the south east side, causing fire in the bell tower. The Cathedral was closed in 1967 and reopened in 1990. The dedication of this church to Saint Stephen, the first patron saint of the city is dedicated to a preexisting church with that name, now buried in the Rozafa Castle, and on whose remains a mosque was built. Marin Barleti, a notable 16th-century Albanian writer mentions the former church and the saint patron of the city in his Historia de vita et gestis Scanderbegi Epirotarum principis (The story of life and deeds of Skanderbeg, the prince of Epirotes), when he describes the Siege of Shkodra which lasted from 1478 to 25 April 1479 and saw the League of Lezhe helplessly protect the castle from the Ottoman Empire army, until the castle eventually fell in Turkish hands. During the first three centuries of the Ottoman occupation, the bishops of the city were constrained to live outside the city. In 1762, 5 years after the formation Pashalik of Scutari, the first Albanian Pashalik under the Bushati family, Monsignor Pal Pjeter Kamsi was eventually allowed again to reside in the city. In 1851, after the faithful had continuously applied for the permission from the Sultan for the building of the church, Abdülmecid I issued the decree. The dome, firstly built in wood, almost fell off 35 years after the construction, so in 1897 it was replaced by other materials, which are the ones that exist even today. In 1909, Albanian painter Kolë Idromeno, coffered the vault. His paintings in the vault can still be seen today, especially that of Lady of Shkodër, followed by two angels, who are dressed in Shkodër folk costumes. In the background is the city of Shkodër, surrounded by the Rozafa castle.
Shkodër Cathedral (Albanian: Katedralja e Shkodrës, also known as St Stephen's Catholic Cathedral or Kisha e Madhe - the Great Church) is a cathedral in the city of Shkodër in northwestern Albania. The Roman Catholic cathedral is dedicated to Saint Stephen. During the Siege of Scutari (1912–1913) t…
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November 4, 2021
Largest catholic church in the Balkans
Ndoc
April 17, 2021
It is the largest church in the area, which during the communist regime was turned into a sports palace, and after the fall of the totalitarian regime it was returned to its former state and even more beautiful. The first visit of the Pope to Albania was to this large church in order to respect the resistance and suffering of the Catholic priests who were arrested, even sentenced to death.
It is the largest church in the area, which during the communist regime was turned into a sports palace, and after the fall of the totalitarian regime it was returned to its former state and even more beautiful. The first visit of the Pope to Albania was to this large church in order to respect the…
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Shkodër, Shkodër County