Gjergj Bardhi or Giorgio Bianchi, shortly called Grili, (1575 – 16 October 1646) was an

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of the

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. Gjergj Bardhi was born in region of

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, modern northern

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in 1575. His family included several notable figures of Albanian history like

Frang Bardhi Frang Bardhi (Latin: ''Franciscus Blancus'', it, Francesco Bianchi, 1606–1643) was an Albanian Catholic bishop and writer. Bardhi is best known as an author of the early eras of Albanian literature. He served as Bishop of Sapë (1635–1644). ...

, writer of the early eras of

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. In 1621 he became

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of the

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in Albania. In Sapa he lived in the

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of Saint-Etienne. In 1623 he became bishop of the diocese of Zappa. In 1635 he was appointed Archbishop of Antivari. He served as

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from March to November 1644, when he was appointed again bishop of Sapa. Gjergj Bardhi died on October 16, 1646, in the area of modern

Shkodër Shkodër ( , ; sq-definite, Shkodra) is the fifth-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. The city sprawls across the Plain of Mbishkodra between the southern part of Lake Shkod ...

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Gjergi 1575 births 1646 deaths 17th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the Republic of Venice 17th-century Albanian Roman Catholic bishops Archbishops of Antivari Roman Catholic bishops of Sapë {{albania-bio-stub

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