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Shtjefën
Shtjefën is an Albanian masculine given name, a form of Stephen, which means "crown" or "wreath". Notable people with the given name include: *Shtjefën Gjeçovi (1874–1929), Albanian Catholic priest, ethnologist and folklorist *Shtjefën Kurti (1898–1971), Albanian Roman Catholic priest See also *Shtjefën Gjeçovi Chapel, a cultural heritage monument in Prizren, Kosovo {{given name Masculine given names Albanian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shtjefën Gjeçovi
Shtjefën Konstantin Gjeçov-Kryeziu or Stjepan Gečević (12 July 1874 – 14 October 1929) was an Albanian Catholic priest, nationalist, ethnologist, and folklorist from Kosovo. He is regarded as the father of Albanian folklore studies. Life Gjeçovi was born on 12 July 1874 (some sources mention 3 October 1873) in Janjevo, Prizren Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Kosovo). He was educated by the Franciscans in Bosnia (under control of Austria-Hungary) and moved to Ottoman Albania in 1896, having become a priest, and spent the years between 1905 and 1920 among the Albanian tribes, Albanian highland tribes, collecting oral literature, tribal law, archaeology and folklore. Gjeçovi was also an important collector of the ''Albanian Songs of the Frontier Warriors''. An Albanian patriot and a diligent researcher on everything related to the Albanian past, he was loathed by the Serbian population and the local authorities. He was shot on 14 October 1929, in the village of Zym near Gjakova, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shtjefën Kurti
Shtjefën Kurti (24 December 1898 – 20 October 1971) was an Albanian Roman Catholic priest killed during a period of communist persecution. Kurti served as a priest during a volatile period for his nation in which communist repression enjoined state atheism and led to strict rules being imposed that prevented clerics from performing their duties. Kurti continued to function as a priest when required which saw him arrested with the accusation that he was colluding with spies. Kurti was arrested for the final time when it had been alleged that he secretly baptized a child which was forbidden by the regime. He was sentenced to death and executed by firing squad. Kurti was beatified alongside other Martyrs of Albania killed during the communist repression on 5 November 2016 after their collective beatification was approved seven months prior. His liturgical feast is not affixed to the date of his death but rather on the date of the beatification as is the case with those beatif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shtjefën Gjeçovi Chapel
The Shtjefën Gjeçovi Chapel is a cultural heritage monument in Karashëngjergj, Prizren, Kosovo. Shtjefën Gjeçovi was born in 1874 in Janjevo, attending Franciscan school in Shkodër and continuing his education in Derven (now in North Macedonia), Finiq, and Banja Luka. He was a noted folklorist and Albanologist. He was killed in 1929 in Zym, Prizren, and is buried in the Karashëngjergj cemetery. In 1935, his edition of the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini, a traditional code of law, was published posthumously in Shkodër. The eponymous chapel was built in the cemetery in the 1960s by the Kosovo Office for the Protection of Monuments. Small and rectangular, the chapel has a northern apse with a semicircular base and a matching wooden semicircular door facing south. The building is stone with lime mortar Lime mortar or torching is a masonry mortar (masonry), mortar composed of lime (material), lime and an construction aggregate, aggregate such as sand, mixed with water. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen
Stephen or Steven is an English given name, first name. It is particularly significant to Christianity, Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or "protomartyr") of the Christian Church. The name, in both the forms Stephen and Steven, is often shortened to Steve or Stevie (given name), Stevie. In English, the female version of the name is Stephanie. Many surnames are derived from the first name, including Template:Stephen-surname, Stephens, Stevens, Stephenson, and Stevenson, all of which mean "Stephen's (son)". In modern times the name has sometimes been given with intentionally non-standard spelling, such as Stevan or Stevon. A common variant of the name used in English is Stephan (given name), Stephan ( ); related names that have found some currency or significance in English include Stefan (given name), Stefan (pronounced or in English) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masculine Given Names
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A '' Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
