Papa Kristo Negovani
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Papa Kristo Negovani, born Kristo Harallambi, and also known as Kristo Negovani (1875 - February 12, 1905) was an Albanian
nationalist igure, religious leader and writer
in Northern Greece, then Ottoman Empire
, he pursued his secondary schooling in Athens
, Greece
and later emigrated to Brăila
, Romania
. There, he came into contact with the Albanian National Revival movement. In 1897, he returned to his native village and worked as a teacher and parish priest.
Negovani transformed his house into a school and taught over one hundred children and adults to read and write Albanian. He preached and said mass
in Albanian, much to the displeasure of the Greek Orthodox hierarchy and was assassinated for his activity on February 12, 1905 by a local pro-Greek band.
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...
nationalist igure, religious leader and writer
Life
Born in the village of Negovan, near FlorinaFlorina
Florina is a town and municipality in mountainous northwestern Macedonia, Greece. Its motto is, 'Where Greece begins'. It is also the Metropolitan seat for the region. It lies in the central part of Florina peripheral unit, of which it is the capital. Florina belongs to the periphery of West...
in Northern Greece, then Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
, he pursued his secondary schooling in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and later emigrated to Brăila
Braila
Brăila is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Brăila County, in the close vicinity of Galaţi.According to the 2002 Romanian census there were 216,292 people living within the city of Brăila, making it the 10th most populous city in Romania.-History:A...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. There, he came into contact with the Albanian National Revival movement. In 1897, he returned to his native village and worked as a teacher and parish priest.
Negovani transformed his house into a school and taught over one hundred children and adults to read and write Albanian. He preached and said mass
Mass
Mass can be defined as a quantitive measure of the resistance an object has to change in its velocity.In physics, mass commonly refers to any of the following three properties of matter, which have been shown experimentally to be equivalent:...
in Albanian, much to the displeasure of the Greek Orthodox hierarchy and was assassinated for his activity on February 12, 1905 by a local pro-Greek band.
Works
Negovani is the author of prose and poetry, including school texts, translations and fables. Among his publications are- The History of the Old Testament, , Bucharest 1889;
- The Destruction of Hormova, , Sofia 1904;
- Little Dhonat Argjendi , Costanza 1904;
- Works of the Holy Apostles , Sofia 1906;
- History of PlikatiPlikatiPlikati a village in the Ioannina peripheral unit in Greece and the municipal unit of Mastorochoria. It is one of the northernmost villages in Epirus. Its 2001 population was 150 for the village. The GR-20 , the old road is approximately 2 km northwest.The village is elevated at 1,240 m on...
, Thessaloniki 1909.