Lazër Shantoja
Albanian Catholic priest · Albania · On the map · Religious Figures · Lived 1892 to 1945 · aged 53
Lazër Shantoja was an Albanian blessed, publicist, poet, satirist, and translator into Albanian from Goethe, Schiller and Leopardi, as well as his country's first Esperantist. He was one of the first Catholic priests, arrested by the communist government, and the first Albanian priest that was shot by a firing squad.
Lazër Shantoja is read about 5 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 25 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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About this person
He was accepted by the Catholic Church as a martyr in 2016, part of the Martyrs of Albania.
Country
Albania
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1945 · aged 53
