{"id":7666,"date":"2026-02-20T04:31:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T04:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albanianheritage.al\/1970\/01\/01\/frano-gjini-2\/---246792a1-be70-4130-b50e-63d76240ed88"},"modified":"2026-02-20T04:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T04:31:27","slug":"frano-gjini-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albanianheritage.al\/en\/2026\/02\/20\/frano-gjini-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Frano Gjini"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monsignor Frano Gjini, martyr of the Catholic Church, was born in Shkod\u00ebr. He was ordained a priest on June 28, 1908. Three times he was parish priest of Durr\u00ebs, then in Derven of Fush\u00eb-Kruja, Kurbin and Perlat of Kthella (Mirdit\u00eb). He was ordained a bishop on October 28, 1930, for the Abbey of Saint Llezhdri of Oroshi in Mirdita. On January 4, 1946, he was transferred to the seat of Lezha, residing in Kallmet, continuing to be the Apostolic Administrator of the Abbey (monastery) of Oroshi. 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