Scuola Di Santa Maria Degli Albanesi
The Scuola di Santa Maria degli Albanesi (School of Holy Mary of the Albanians in English language, English; ''Shkolla e Shën Mërisë së Arbërorëvet'' in Albanian language, Albanian) was a confraternity, a Scuole Piccole of Venice, Scuola Piccola, for Albanian Christians Catholics (Byzantine rite, Greek-Byzantine and Latin rite, Roman-Latin), in Venice, northern Italy. Its building subsists. History It was established in 1442, as a brotherhood of immigrants from Albania and served as cultural and social center of Albanian Christians residing or visiting Venice till 19th century. Initially the members were meeting at S. Severe, where a monastery dedicated to S. Gallo (Saint Gall) had been founded in 810. St. Gallo was chosen as the Patron of the Scuola, together with the Madonna del Buon Consiglio, called by them "Our Lady of Scutari", the Protectress of Albania. In 1447 the Scuola moved to the church of S. Maurizio, where they had an altar and a burial-place for their mem ...
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