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The Servant of God priest
Mark Gjani
Father: Paloke
Mother: Nushe
Born in Shën Gjergj (Pulaj)
on the 10 July 1914.
Baptised on the …………in
………..Confirmed in ……….
from the ecclesiastical
district of the Abbey of Orosh in Mirdita (Abbey Nullius).
He was ordained a priest in
Bobbio – Genova in Italy on the 21 March 1942.
He studied at the elementary
school in his area, then in the Pontifical Seminary at Albania and also
theology in Genova, in the Brignole College.
Priest in Orosh. And
secretary of Mons. Frano Gjinit.
He was imprisoned in Shën Pal
(Mirditë) in 1947.
Other information: He was
clever and very zealous, he was very meek and very good hearted with all
the people. When they tortured him and forced him to curse Jesus Christ,
he answered, with a loud cry: “Glory be to Jesus Christ”.
This continued for many days
until he died from those inhuman tortures. The words of Father Mark
Gjani were recounted with many tears by Nikoll Perndoj from Kthella of
Oroshit, who stayed in the same cell with him.
The cell was divided in two
parts with partition of wood in such a way that every thing could be
seen and heard.
His body was tied up and
dragged out of prison and thrown into a big pit close by where they
think it was devoured by the dogs.
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