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St. Sotir Church, Korçë

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478:, suggesting that the act was a reprisal for the bishop's murder in September 1906. Furthermore, according to eyewitnesses, as Balamaci was being taken away to be killed, some in the band shouted loudly that Balamaci was a "propagator and apostle of Romanianism". Balamaci's killers also robbed his house, stealing funds destined for institutions for the Aromanians of Korçë. Some 35,000 lei had been collected for the church at the time of his murder. As a result of the robbery, the completion of the church was delayed. Balamaci was buried in the vacant site where the church was being built. 341: 1837: 2104: 421:) from 1886 to 1903 for planned buildings for the Aromanians through the society Diștiptarea ("The Awakening"), which he had founded on 18 December 1886. Balamaci stayed in Bucharest for around a year, during which he bought a 763 square metres (8,210 square feet) plot of land in Korçë from a native of the town living in Bucharest to build the church. He collected 4,607 lei from Aromanians as well as 2050: 599:, who had been present at the 1992 conference. Veriga returned to Albania in April 1993 with the objective of reopening the St. Sotir Church, and on 24 September, he consecrated the chapel of the future new church in a hall of the former school "Ballamaçi", which was once a school for the Aromanians of Korçë. On 8 October 1995, the new St. Sotir Church 699:, then Minister Delegate for Relations with Romanians Everywhere, attended religious service at the church on 21 September 2014 during a visit to Korçë in which he also met with several leaders of local Aromanian associations and representatives of the local authorities. On 7 November 2021, an event was organized at the church for the release of 525:
Nick did not want to mention the name of this chief, which was interpreted and praised by Gica as an attempt to leave behind the grudges of the past. Marioara Balamace, Haralambie's granddaughter, took her grandfather's remains and reburied in 1962. In 1970, the Albanian communist authorities decided to bury Balamaci in the
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for being one of the most prominent defenders and promoters of Aromanian culture in Albania. Veriga died on 5 September 2016. For his activities during his lifetime, Albanian Aromanian activist Valentino Mustaka referred to Veriga as "the most worthy resemblant of our martyr Papa Lambru Balamaci". As
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ordered the demolition of the church's crumbling building. A three-story residential block was built in its place. The chief's father was among those who murdered Balamaci. He exhumed Balamaci's bones and broke them as reported by Gica, quoting the account of a relative of Haralambie, Nick Balamaci.
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Dhimitraq (also Dhimitër, Dumitru, Dumitrache, Tache or Tachi) Veriga was born on 14 June 1943 in Korçë to Aromanian parents. Before becoming a priest, he was a sculptor, having erected several works in Korçë, including a sculpture of Balamaci. In addition to the services performed at the St. Sotir
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fighters. The latter person appears to have been part of the Topulli brothers' band, but Aromanian legends said he killed Photios alone. Romanian Aromanian professor Alexandru Gica noted that Balamaci was close to the people who killed Photios or who claimed to have done so, but stated that he did
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On 15 November 1909, a seven-member committee, of which Balamaci was the president, was established by the community of pro-Romanian Aromanians of Korçë to open subscription lists to help fund an Aromanian church for the town. The church's construction was budgeted at some 60,000 lei, and by early
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The construction of the church was finally completed in 1925. It was located at the intersection of the Republika Boulevard with Pandeli Cale Street in modern Korçë, near today's Majestik Cinema movie theatre. The church was
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were stolen. On 20 July 2022, the church's safe was forced by people who possibly entered during a wedding that day and hid inside the church's premises until the priest left. Later that same year on 15 November, the
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is also used for the services at the St. Sotir Church. Veriga went frequently to Romania to deal with any issues related to the church and maintained good relations with the
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The new church is located on the outskirts of Korçë, at the entrance of the Rinia Park. It includes the place of the former Aromanian cemetery of the city. It is a
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celebrated the next day. The church's choir sang and prayed in Albanian, Aromanian and Romanian. The church, together with other churches in Romania and of the
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Church, Veriga also took part in numerous religious ceremonies in many other churches in the area of Korçë. He gave these services in both Aromanian and
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of Korçë's pro-Romanian Aromanian community for launching subscription lists and collecting money donated for the church's construction.
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of the church was robbed. The culprits of these crimes were not identified despite the police's efforts. The Metropolis of Korçë of the
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not believe Balamaci had anything to do with the murder. Gica remarked that information regarding Photios' death is contradictory.
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The church has been subject to numerous robberies and attacks. It was damaged considerably on 17 December 2017, shortly before
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antartes fighters and pro-Greek Aromanians. He is today remembered in the modern St. Sotir Church through a bust and annual
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on 23 March to commemorate Balamaci and the other Aromanians murdered that day in Korçë in 1914, as well as any other
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in its current location. It was completed in 2005. Its construction took place with support from the Romanian state.
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antartes fighters and pro-Greek Aromanians. The perpetrators put in the brothers' pockets photos of the Greek bishop
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is also used during the church's services. The church has become an important center of cultural activities for the
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paintings. A bust of Balamaci is also located in the church. Installed by the Nicolae Iorga Foundation of
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professor Alexandru Gica, Balamaci's brother Epaminonda was probably the brochure's author. He was the
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in Albania. During the conference, it was decided that a priest had to be trained to hold services in
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to the Aromanians of Korçë, having been quickly ordained a priest in 1914 to take Haralambie's place.
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There had already been a church, in a different location in Korçë and also with St. Sotir as its
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in Romania held religious service at the church in Albanian and Romanian on the occasion of the
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from 1992 to 1993, where he studied at the Neagoe Vodă Basarab Orthodox Theological Seminary in
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1912, 22,183 additional lei had been raised from Korçë, Bucharest and various cities in the
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to collect money for this aim. He had already collected some funds (more precisely, 1,497
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of 2019, the St. Sotir Church had Andrea Zhurka, an ethnic Albanian, as its priest.
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called for the police to find the perpetrators and bring them to justice.
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had claimed in November 1906 that his band, led by his brother
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1912 model of the original St. Sotir Church, published by
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Panhellenic Federation of Cultural Associations of Vlachs
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The new church has hosted several activities and events.
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2724: 2719: 2718: 2717: 2706: 2704: 2703:Related groups 2700: 2699: 2697: 2696: 2691: 2686: 2681: 2676: 2671: 2666: 2661: 2656: 2651: 2646: 2641: 2636: 2631: 2625: 2623: 2617: 2616: 2613: 2612: 2610: 2609: 2604: 2599: 2594: 2589: 2584: 2579: 2574: 2569: 2564: 2558: 2556: 2550: 2549: 2547: 2546: 2541: 2536: 2531: 2526: 2521: 2516: 2510: 2508: 2499: 2495: 2494: 2491: 2490: 2488: 2487: 2482: 2477: 2472: 2467: 2462: 2456: 2454: 2448: 2447: 2445: 2444: 2439: 2434: 2427: 2422: 2417: 2412: 2407: 2406: 2405: 2404: 2403: 2395: 2394: 2393: 2383: 2371: 2370: 2369: 2364: 2354: 2353: 2352: 2347: 2342: 2337: 2332: 2327: 2317: 2312: 2306: 2300: 2294: 2293: 2291: 2290: 2289: 2288: 2283: 2278: 2270: 2265: 2260: 2255: 2254: 2253: 2243: 2238: 2233: 2227: 2225: 2221: 2220: 2218: 2217: 2212: 2211: 2210: 2205: 2200: 2192: 2191: 2190: 2182: 2181: 2180: 2175: 2170: 2165: 2164: 2163: 2158: 2157: 2156: 2141: 2133: 2128: 2123: 2117: 2115: 2109: 2108: 2101: 2099: 2097: 2096: 2091: 2086: 2083: 2082: 2081: 2071: 2067: 2065: 2059: 2058: 2046: 2044: 2043: 2036: 2029: 2021: 2012: 2011: 2009: 2008: 2003: 2002: 2001: 1996: 1985: 1983: 1979: 1978: 1976: 1975: 1968: 1965:Korça fashiste 1961: 1953: 1951: 1947: 1946: 1944: 1943: 1937: 1935: 1931: 1930: 1928: 1927: 1921: 1919: 1915: 1914: 1912: 1911: 1905: 1903: 1899: 1898: 1896: 1895: 1890: 1885: 1880: 1875: 1869: 1867: 1863: 1862: 1860: 1859: 1854: 1848: 1846: 1842: 1841: 1834: 1832: 1830: 1829: 1824: 1819: 1814: 1809: 1804: 1799: 1794: 1789: 1784: 1779: 1774: 1769: 1764: 1759: 1754: 1749: 1744: 1739: 1734: 1729: 1724: 1718: 1716: 1712: 1711: 1706: 1704: 1703: 1696: 1689: 1681: 1674: 1673: 1660: 1640: 1634: 1616: 1598: 1592: 1573: 1571: 1568: 1566: 1565: 1542: 1521: 1503: 1485: 1467: 1449: 1431: 1411: 1409:, p. 157. 1399: 1395:Gica 2009–2011 1387: 1372: 1369:(in Albanian). 1353: 1350:(in Romanian). 1331: 1313: 1310:(in Romanian). 1289: 1264: 1243: 1239:Gica 2009–2011 1231: 1219: 1194: 1190:Gica 2009–2011 1182: 1180:, p. 140. 1163: 1161:, p. 174. 1151: 1149:, p. 173. 1139: 1127: 1099: 1097:, p. 139. 1087: 1085:, p. 117. 1075: 1063: 1051: 1039: 1037:, p. 101. 1022: 1010: 998: 986: 974: 959: 940: 917: 915:, p. 150. 900: 872: 870: 867: 865: 862: 859: 858: 832: 800: 767: 766: 764: 761: 682:Traian Băsescu 590:Calinic Argatu 534: 531: 468:occupied Korçë 403:Ottoman Empire 337: 334: 332: 329: 219: 218: 215: 209: 208: 204: 203: 197: 193: 192: 181: 177: 176: 170: 168:Groundbreaking 164: 163: 159: 158: 144: 140: 139: 133: 127: 126: 122: 121: 116: 110: 109: 96: 92: 91: 86: 82: 81: 76: 72: 71: 38: 37: 34: 33: 29: 28: 20: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2825: 2814: 2811: 2809: 2806: 2804: 2801: 2799: 2796: 2794: 2791: 2789: 2786: 2784: 2781: 2779: 2776: 2774: 2771: 2769: 2766: 2764: 2761: 2759: 2756: 2754: 2751: 2749: 2746: 2745: 2743: 2728: 2725: 2723: 2720: 2716: 2713: 2712: 2711: 2708: 2707: 2705: 2701: 2695: 2692: 2690: 2687: 2685: 2682: 2680: 2677: 2675: 2672: 2670: 2667: 2665: 2664:Gheorghe Hagi 2662: 2660: 2657: 2655: 2652: 2650: 2647: 2645: 2642: 2640: 2637: 2635: 2632: 2630: 2627: 2626: 2624: 2622: 2618: 2608: 2605: 2603: 2600: 2598: 2595: 2593: 2590: 2588: 2585: 2583: 2580: 2578: 2575: 2573: 2570: 2568: 2565: 2563: 2560: 2559: 2557: 2555: 2551: 2545: 2542: 2540: 2537: 2535: 2532: 2530: 2527: 2525: 2522: 2520: 2517: 2515: 2512: 2511: 2509: 2503: 2500: 2496: 2486: 2483: 2481: 2478: 2476: 2473: 2471: 2468: 2466: 2463: 2461: 2458: 2457: 2455: 2453: 2452:Organizations 2449: 2443: 2440: 2438: 2435: 2433: 2432: 2428: 2426: 2423: 2421: 2418: 2416: 2413: 2411: 2408: 2402: 2399: 2398: 2396: 2392: 2391: 2387: 2386: 2384: 2382: 2381: 2377: 2376: 2375: 2372: 2368: 2367:Codex Dimonie 2365: 2363: 2360: 2359: 2358: 2355: 2351: 2348: 2346: 2343: 2341: 2338: 2336: 2333: 2331: 2328: 2326: 2323: 2322: 2321: 2318: 2316: 2313: 2311: 2308: 2307: 2304: 2301: 2299: 2295: 2287: 2284: 2282: 2279: 2277: 2274: 2273: 2271: 2269: 2266: 2264: 2261: 2259: 2256: 2252: 2249: 2248: 2247: 2244: 2242: 2239: 2237: 2234: 2232: 2229: 2228: 2226: 2222: 2216: 2213: 2209: 2206: 2204: 2201: 2199: 2196: 2195: 2194:World War II 2193: 2189: 2186: 2185: 2183: 2179: 2176: 2174: 2171: 2169: 2166: 2162: 2159: 2155: 2152: 2151: 2150: 2147: 2146: 2145: 2142: 2140: 2137: 2136: 2134: 2132: 2131:Great Vlachia 2129: 2127: 2124: 2122: 2119: 2118: 2116: 2114: 2110: 2105: 2095: 2092: 2090: 2087: 2084: 2080: 2077: 2076: 2075: 2072: 2069: 2068: 2066: 2064: 2060: 2056: 2042: 2037: 2035: 2030: 2028: 2023: 2022: 2019: 2007: 2004: 2000: 1997: 1995: 1992: 1991: 1990: 1987: 1986: 1984: 1980: 1974: 1973: 1969: 1967: 1966: 1962: 1960: 1959: 1955: 1954: 1952: 1948: 1942: 1939: 1938: 1936: 1932: 1926: 1923: 1922: 1920: 1916: 1910: 1907: 1906: 1904: 1900: 1894: 1891: 1889: 1886: 1884: 1881: 1879: 1878:French Lyceum 1876: 1874: 1871: 1870: 1868: 1864: 1858: 1855: 1853: 1850: 1849: 1847: 1843: 1838: 1828: 1825: 1823: 1820: 1818: 1815: 1813: 1810: 1808: 1805: 1803: 1800: 1798: 1795: 1793: 1790: 1788: 1785: 1783: 1780: 1778: 1775: 1773: 1770: 1768: 1765: 1763: 1760: 1758: 1755: 1753: 1750: 1748: 1745: 1743: 1740: 1738: 1735: 1733: 1730: 1728: 1725: 1723: 1720: 1719: 1717: 1713: 1709: 1702: 1697: 1695: 1690: 1688: 1683: 1682: 1679: 1670: 1666: 1661: 1657: 1653: 1649: 1645: 1641: 1637: 1631: 1624: 1623: 1617: 1613: 1612: 1604: 1599: 1595: 1593:9798218145590 1589: 1582: 1581: 1575: 1574: 1569: 1561: 1557: 1551: 1549: 1547: 1543: 1538: 1534: 1528: 1526: 1522: 1517: 1513: 1507: 1504: 1499: 1495: 1489: 1486: 1481: 1477: 1471: 1468: 1463: 1459: 1453: 1450: 1445: 1441: 1435: 1432: 1427: 1426: 1421: 1415: 1412: 1408: 1403: 1400: 1396: 1391: 1388: 1384: 1379: 1377: 1373: 1368: 1364: 1357: 1354: 1349: 1345: 1338: 1336: 1332: 1327: 1323: 1317: 1314: 1309: 1308: 1303: 1296: 1294: 1290: 1285: 1281: 1275: 1273: 1271: 1269: 1265: 1260: 1256: 1250: 1248: 1244: 1240: 1235: 1232: 1229:, p. 60. 1228: 1223: 1220: 1216: 1211: 1209: 1207: 1205: 1203: 1201: 1199: 1195: 1191: 1186: 1183: 1179: 1174: 1172: 1170: 1168: 1164: 1160: 1159:Balamaci 2013 1155: 1152: 1148: 1147:Balamaci 2013 1143: 1140: 1136: 1131: 1128: 1123: 1119: 1112: 1110: 1108: 1106: 1104: 1100: 1096: 1091: 1088: 1084: 1079: 1076: 1073:, p. 93. 1072: 1067: 1064: 1060: 1055: 1052: 1048: 1043: 1040: 1036: 1031: 1029: 1027: 1023: 1019: 1014: 1011: 1008:, p. 99. 1007: 1002: 999: 995: 990: 987: 984:, p. 65. 983: 978: 975: 972:, p. 90. 971: 966: 964: 960: 955: 949: 947: 945: 941: 936: 932: 926: 924: 922: 918: 914: 909: 907: 905: 901: 896: 895: 890: 884: 882: 880: 878: 874: 868: 863: 854: 850: 846: 842: 836: 833: 829: 825: 821: 817: 813: 809: 804: 801: 797: 793: 789: 785: 781: 777: 772: 769: 762: 760: 758: 754: 749: 748:Albanian lekë 745: 740: 738: 734: 730: 726: 722: 718: 714: 710: 706: 702: 696: 691: 686: 683: 680: 674: 669: 665: 661: 657: 653: 647: 645: 641: 637: 633: 629: 625: 621: 617: 613: 609: 604: 602: 596: 591: 588: 584: 580: 576: 572: 568: 563: 552: 547: 543: 539: 532: 530: 528: 523: 519: 514: 512: 506: 501: 497: 493: 489: 485: 479: 477: 473: 469: 466: 462: 457: 455: 451: 447: 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Index

40°37′29.7″N 20°47′2.9″E / 40.624917°N 20.784139°E / 40.624917; 20.784139
Korçë
Albania
Albanian
Aromanian
Romanian
Denomination
Eastern Orthodox
Consecrated
Haralambie Balamaci
ro
Groundbreaking
Priest(s)
Eastern Orthodox
Aromanian
Korçë
Aromanian
Albania
Romania
religious services
Albanian
Aromanian
Romanian
Albanian Aromanian minority
patron saint
Haralambie Balamaci
ro
Greek
memorial services
Albania's communist regime

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