116 years ago the first mass was held in the Albanian language, on the day of the foundation of the Albanian Orthodox Church of Saint George in Boston.

The first mass in the Albanian language was held on March 22, 1908, by Fan Noli in the Knights of Honor Hall, in Boston, US. The Divine Liturgy, translated by Fan Noli, sounded very beautiful in the Albanian language and was understood by the believers present. That same day, the Albanians gathered in the Feniks Hall and founded the Albanian Orthodox Church of Saint George.

Saint George Cathedral in Boston was founded on March 22, 1908 and is the first Albanian Orthodox church in America. The initiator group for the establishment of the Saint George’s Cathedral consisted of Albanian patriots with high ideals of patriotism. Some of them were: Nikolas Christopher, treasurery, George Toli, secretary, Filip Vasili, assistant secretary, Misto Millona, ​​Harri Kaçka, John Kozma, Kosta Racka, etc.

The clergy who celebrated mass in the Albanian language in this church were: Father Fan Noli, Father Naum Çere, Father Damian Angjeli, Father Stath Melani, Father Nikolas Kristofor, Father Dhosi Katundi, Father Thimi Theodhosi, Father Vangjel Çamçe, Father Vani Çani, Father Krist Elli, Father Artur Liolin, etc.

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