Nikollë Bardhi was an Albanian

Albanians

Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...

 prelate

Prelate

A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...

 of the Roman Catholic Church

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Nikollë Bardhi was born in region of Zadrima, Lezhë

Lezhë

Lezhë is a city in northwest Albania, in the district and county with the same name. It is located at and has a population of about 27,500...

, modern northern Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

 in 1551. His family included several notable figures of Albanian history like Frang Bardhi

Frang Bardhi

Frang Bardhi was an Albanian bishop and author of the early eras of Albanian literature.-Life:He was born in Kallmet or Nënshat in the northern Albanian Zadrima region near Lezhë...

, writer of the early eras of Albanian literature

Albanian literature

The Albanian literature is the literature written by Albanians.-Renaissance:The expansion of the Ottoman Empire pushed many Albanians from their homeland during the period of the Western European Renaissance humanism...

 and the Archbishop of Antivari, Gjergj Bardhi

Gjergj Bardhi

Gjergj Bardhi was an Albanian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.Gjergj Bardhi was born in region of Zadrima, modern northern Albania in 1575. His family included several notable figures of Albanian history like Frang Bardhi, writer of the early eras of Albanian literature.In 1621 he became...

 who was Nikollë Bardhi's nephew. After becoming a vicar

Vicar

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 in Rodon he was appointed vicar

Vicar

In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...

 of the diocese

Diocese

A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

 of
Mat

Mat District

The District of Mat is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Dibër County. It is named after the Mat River, that flows through the district. It has a population of 48,803 , and an area of 1,029 km². Its capital is Burrel...

, when Nikollë Mekajshi

Nikollë Mekajshi

- Life :Born in the area of Durrës, Mekajshi served as bishop of Stephanium , a region located between northern Elbasan and Mat District. In 1601-2 he and Nikollë Bardhi unsuccessfully tried to instigate and armed uprising against the Ottoman Empire. In 1609-10 he sent another proposal to Pope Paul...

 was the bishop of the diocese. In 1597 he became apostolic vicar and later bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë.

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