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In Shkod\u00ebr, Father Dioniz Makaj, a Catholic cleric, passed away. He was born in Shkod\u00ebr in 1910. He completed his primary and secondary education at the Franciscan College in Shkod\u00ebr, while his higher education was in Rome. On July 15, 1936, he was ordained a priest and returned to Shkod\u00ebr, where he was assigned the duty of parish priest of Nikaj-M\u00ebrturi. He was arrested on February 2, 1945. He was released in 1953, after serving his full sentence. From July 15, 1956, until March 19, 1967, he served as a parish priest in Iball\u00eb, Puk\u00eb. After the closure of churches until 1991, he lived near his nephew, Pal Makaj, in Shkod\u00ebr. He was buried on January 1, 2005, at the church of Zoj\u00ebs Rruzare in Arra e Madhe, Shkod\u00ebr. (In the photo: Dioniz Makaj)<\/i><\/p>\n

Text:<\/strong> Encyclopedic dictionary of victims of communist terror – Vol. V <\/i>, “West Print”, Institute for the Study of Crimes and Consequences of Communism, Tirana, 2016, page 163.<\/p>\n

Photo: <\/strong>\u00a9 http:\/\/krimetekomunizmit.blogspot.com\/2010\/07\/at-dioniz-maka-deshmi-e-gjalle-e.html<\/p>\n

Graphic processing: <\/strong>AHCF<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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