{"id":7909,"date":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/1970\/01\/01\/filip-mazreku-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T18:52:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:52:55","slug":"filip-mazreku-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/1970\/01\/01\/filip-mazreku-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Filip Mazreku"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW106407001 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW106407001 BCX0\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">Father Filip <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">Mazreku<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">, Catholic clergyman, musician, was born in Thessaloniki. He completed primary school and high school in Shkod&euml;r, while his higher studies at the Faculty of Theology in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">Colleviti-Pescia<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">, Italy (1934-1937). On September 7, 1928, he wore the robe of Saint Francis. On September 13, 1936, he was ordained a priest. During the years 1937-1946, he was a professor of music at the &#8220;Illyricum&#8221; high school, director of the choir and professor of the Italian language. After closing the lyceum, he was sent as a parish priest to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">Bushnesh<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\"> in Puka, then to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">Iballe<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\"> and finally to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">Bajze<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\"> in Shkodra, where he was arrested in 1946. He spent 10 years in prison in Shkod<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">er<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\"> and Burrel. Between 1952-1955, he was the rector of the church of Saint Ndou in Tirana. From 1955 to 1961 he served as a parish priest in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">La&ccedil;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">, and from 1961 to 1967, as a parish priest in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">Troshan<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\"> of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">Lezha<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">. After the closing of the churches, he lived for some time with his father and then alone, farming. He passed away in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">Troshan<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">Lezha<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">, in 1975. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">(In the photo: Filip <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">Mazreku<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW106407001 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:-90,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;335572071&quot;:0,&quot;335572072&quot;:0,&quot;335572073&quot;:0,&quot;335572075&quot;:0,&quot;335572076&quot;:0,&quot;335572077&quot;:0,&quot;335572079&quot;:0,&quot;335572080&quot;:0,&quot;335572081&quot;:0,&quot;335572083&quot;:0,&quot;335572084&quot;:0,&quot;335572085&quot;:0,&quot;335572087&quot;:0,&quot;335572088&quot;:0,&quot;335572089&quot;:0,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW106407001 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW106407001 BCX0\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW106407001 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\"><strong>Text<\/strong>:<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">Encyclopedic dictionary of victims of communist terror &#8211; Vol. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">V,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\"> &#8220;West Print&#8221;, Institute for the Study of Crimes and Consequences of Communism, Tirana, 2016, page 250.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW106407001 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:-90,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;335572071&quot;:0,&quot;335572072&quot;:0,&quot;335572073&quot;:0,&quot;335572075&quot;:0,&quot;335572076&quot;:0,&quot;335572077&quot;:0,&quot;335572079&quot;:0,&quot;335572080&quot;:0,&quot;335572081&quot;:0,&quot;335572083&quot;:0,&quot;335572084&quot;:0,&quot;335572085&quot;:0,&quot;335572087&quot;:0,&quot;335572088&quot;:0,&quot;335572089&quot;:0,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW106407001 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW106407001 BCX0\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW106407001 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\"><strong>Photo:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">&copy; <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW106407001 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/kujto.al\/personat\/filip-mazreku\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW106407001 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">https:\/\/kujto.al\/personat\/filip-mazre<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">k<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">u\/<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW106407001 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:-90,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;335572071&quot;:0,&quot;335572072&quot;:0,&quot;335572073&quot;:0,&quot;335572075&quot;:0,&quot;335572076&quot;:0,&quot;335572077&quot;:0,&quot;335572079&quot;:0,&quot;335572080&quot;:0,&quot;335572081&quot;:0,&quot;335572083&quot;:0,&quot;335572084&quot;:0,&quot;335572085&quot;:0,&quot;335572087&quot;:0,&quot;335572088&quot;:0,&quot;335572089&quot;:0,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW106407001 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW106407001 BCX0\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW106407001 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\"><strong>Graphic processing<\/strong>: <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106407001 BCX0\">AHCF<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW106407001 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:-90,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;335572071&quot;:0,&quot;335572072&quot;:0,&quot;335572073&quot;:0,&quot;335572075&quot;:0,&quot;335572076&quot;:0,&quot;335572077&quot;:0,&quot;335572079&quot;:0,&quot;335572080&quot;:0,&quot;335572081&quot;:0,&quot;335572083&quot;:0,&quot;335572084&quot;:0,&quot;335572085&quot;:0,&quot;335572087&quot;:0,&quot;335572088&quot;:0,&quot;335572089&quot;:0,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Thessaloniki, Father Filip Mazreku was born, a Catholic cleric and musician.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ditelindje"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7909"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11560,"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7909\/revisions\/11560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}