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==History==
==History==
In 1787 the Bargjini family, feudals of Tirana, gave the permit to the [[Vlachs|Vlach]] Orthodox community of Tirana to construct the church, as a compensation for the protection that the community had offered in the local defense of the city against the attacks of [[Kurt Pasha]] of [[Berat]]. The church was built around 40 years later, and its construction was half underground, whereas no bells were allowed, as was the law for newly constructed churches in Muslim countries. The church had dimensions of 22m long and 13m wide. The construction in 1874 of the [[Evangelismos Church]], in the central plaza of Tirana (later demolished in 1967), entailed a smaller attendance to the Saint Procopius Church.<ref name="Shkreli">{{cite news|last=Shkreli|first=Artan|title=Kisha e Shen Prokopit|url=http://gazeta-shqip.com/lajme/2012/05/04/shen-prokopi-i-tiranes-shembull-modernie-europiane/|newspaper=Gazeta Shqip|date=4 May 2012}}</ref>
In 1787 the Bargjini family, feudals of Tirana, gave the permit to the [[Vlachs|Vlach]] Orthodox community of Tirana to construct the church, as a compensation for the protection that the community had offered in the local defense of the city against the attacks of [[Kurt Pasha]] of [[Berat]]. The church was built in 1818 and starting from this year, there is church codex, still existing, that has documented in [[Greek language|Greek]] all the important activities of the church.<ref name=Tona>{{cite news|last=Tona|first=LLazi|title=Themeli i Bashkësisë Ortodokse Vllehe të Tiranës dhe nismëtarët e saj (1818-1922)|url=http://poradeci.com/portal/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=DGwRCjD9PQA%3D&tabid=67&language=en-US|date=July 2010}}</ref> construction was half underground, whereas no bells were allowed, as was the law for newly constructed churches in Muslim countries. The church had dimensions of 22m long and 13m wide. The construction in 1874 of the [[Evangelismos Church]], in the central plaza of Tirana (later demolished in 1967), entailed a smaller attendance to the Saint Procopius Church.<ref name="Shkreli">{{cite news|last=Shkreli|first=Artan|title=Kisha e Shen Prokopit|url=http://gazeta-shqip.com/lajme/2012/05/04/shen-prokopi-i-tiranes-shembull-modernie-europiane/|newspaper=Gazeta Shqip|date=4 May 2012}}</ref>


In 1940 a new urbanistic plan for Tirana was approved. The Orthodox community of Tirana accepted moving the old church into a new building, around 25m over the level of the old one, and around 400m away from it. [[Kristofor Kisi]], then primate of the Orthodox Church of Albania entrusted with the project of the new building [[Skënder Luarasi]], a young architect who had graduated from the [[University of Vienna]], and was son of patriot [[Kristo Luarasi]]. Ing Lucca & Co, Milano-Napoli was the company that built it, and the new church was ready in 1942, and inaugurated in 1945, right after World War II.<ref name="Shkreli"/>
In 1940 a new urbanistic plan for Tirana was approved. The Orthodox community of Tirana accepted moving the old church into a new building, around 25m over the level of the old one, and around 400m away from it. [[Kristofor Kisi]], then primate of the Orthodox Church of Albania entrusted with the project of the new building [[Skënder Luarasi]], a young architect who had graduated from the [[University of Vienna]], and was son of patriot [[Kristo Luarasi]]. Ing Lucca & Co, Milano-Napoli was the company that built it, and the new church was ready in 1942, and inaugurated in 1945, right after World War II.<ref name="Shkreli"/>

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Saint Procopius Church of Tirana is an orthodox church on the outskirts of Tirana, Albania. It was one of only two orthodox churches that existed in the city before World War II,[1] the other one being the 19th century Evangelismos Church, which was demolished in 1967.

History

In 1787 the Bargjini family, feudals of Tirana, gave the permit to the Vlach Orthodox community of Tirana to construct the church, as a compensation for the protection that the community had offered in the local defense of the city against the attacks of Kurt Pasha of Berat. The church was built in 1818 and starting from this year, there is church codex, still existing, that has documented in Greek all the important activities of the church.[2] construction was half underground, whereas no bells were allowed, as was the law for newly constructed churches in Muslim countries. The church had dimensions of 22m long and 13m wide. The construction in 1874 of the Evangelismos Church, in the central plaza of Tirana (later demolished in 1967), entailed a smaller attendance to the Saint Procopius Church.[3]

In 1940 a new urbanistic plan for Tirana was approved. The Orthodox community of Tirana accepted moving the old church into a new building, around 25m over the level of the old one, and around 400m away from it. Kristofor Kisi, then primate of the Orthodox Church of Albania entrusted with the project of the new building Skënder Luarasi, a young architect who had graduated from the University of Vienna, and was son of patriot Kristo Luarasi. Ing Lucca & Co, Milano-Napoli was the company that built it, and the new church was ready in 1942, and inaugurated in 1945, right after World War II.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ruches, Pyrrhus J., Albanian historical folksongs, 1716-1943: a survey of oral epic poetry from southern Albania, with original texts (1967), Argonaut
  2. ^ Tona, LLazi (July 2010). "Themeli i Bashkësisë Ortodokse Vllehe të Tiranës dhe nismëtarët e saj (1818-1922)".
  3. ^ a b Shkreli, Artan (4 May 2012). "Kisha e Shen Prokopit". Gazeta Shqip.

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