Gjerasim Qiriazi
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| Born | October 18, 1858[1] Monastir, Ottoman Empire |
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| Ethnicity | Albanian |
| Home town | Monastir, Ottoman Empire (now Republic of Macedonia[2] |
| Movement | Protestantism Albanian National Awakening |
| Spouse(s) | Athina Mikelidhi[1] |
| Children | Stefan Qiriazi[1] |
| Relatives | Brother of Gjergj Qiriazi (1868-1912) Sevasti Qiriazi (1871-1949) Parashqevi Qiriazi (1880-1970) Brother-in-law of Kristo Dako[2] |
Gjerasim Qiriazi (1858–1894) was an Albanian Protestant preacher and educator. He is the founder of the Protestant Church of Albania and the Kosovo Protestant Evangelical Church. He also founded the first Albanian school in modern times in 1887 in Korçë, Albania, then part of the Ottoman Empire.[2]
Biography
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Qiriazi attended a Greek school of his native Manastir, Macedonia. He then went to Samokov, Bulgaria, to attend the American College. After he finished his studies, in 1883, he started to work for the British and Foreign Bible Society in Korçë.
On November 15, 1884, while traveling to Lake Ohrid, he was kidnapped by bandits, who held him for ransom for over a year. This episode was narrated by Gjerasim in Captured by Brigands and published after his death in English in 1901.[2][3]
In 1891, he and his sister, Sevasti Qiriazi, opened the first Albanian school for girls in Korçë. He also had a younger sister, Parashqevi Qiriazi, who started to work at the girl's school (Albanian: Shkolla e vashave) when she was only 11.[2][4]
He died at an early age from pleurisy, which he caught during his captivity.
Works
In addition to Captured by Brigands, Qiriazi wrote an Albanian language grammar, poetry, songs and school books. A selection of his writings was published by his brother, Gjergj, in the collection Hristomathi a udhëheqës për ç'do shtëpi shqiptari (Monastir, 1902). Both brothers co-wrote the song collection Kënkë të shenjtëruara (Monastir, 1906).
Awards
- "Teacher of the People" - Socialist People's Republic of Albania, 1987
- "First Class Order of Freedom" - Albanian, 1992
Further reading
- A sacred task : the life of Gjerasim Qiriazi, John Quanrud, Ichthus Christian Fellowship. Publisher: Authentic Media, 2003. ISBN 9781850784630
References
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- People from Bitola
- 1858 births
- 1894 deaths
- Albanian educators
- Albanian Protestants
- People from Korçë
- Activists of the Albanian National Awakening
- People from Manastir Vilayet
- 19th-century Albanian people
