St Paul's Cathedral (Tirana)
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Tirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...
, 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...
. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës is an archdiocese located in the cities of Tiranë and Durrës in Albania.-History:* 1300: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Durrës* 1400?: Demoted as Archdiocese of Durrës...
. The stained glass window to the left of the front door features Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
and Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa , born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu , was a Roman Catholic nun of Albanian ethnicity and Indian citizenship, who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India, in 1950...
.It is a modern-looking building, and does not resemble a traditional church.