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Father Geg\u00eb Lumaj, a Catholic clergyman, was born in Plan of Dukagjin. He completed his primary and secondary education at the Franciscan college in Shkodra, while he finished his higher education in Rome. He was ordained on July 12, 1931. He served as a parish priest in Shosh, M\u00ebrtur, Shkod\u00ebr and Iball\u00eb in Puka (1943\u20131945). He was arrested twice and spent 20 years in prison. He passed away in 1990, in Plan, and was buried in the chapel of the village cemetery. (In the photo: Geg\u00eb Lumaj)<\/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 114-115. <\/p>\n

Photo: <\/strong>\u00a9 https:\/\/gazetadielli.com\/porosi-nga-frati-i-maleve\/  <\/p>\n

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

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