Calendar – March the 20th

On March 20, 1592, Lekë Matrënga completed the translation into Albanian of the “Catechism of Christian Faith”. This is one of the first translations in Albanian known to this day.
On March 20, 1802, Ali Pasha Tepelena addressed the king of the Kingdom of Naples with a letter to introduce the merchant Gjon Kristodhuli. Practically this letter represents a consular patent, testifying intense diplomatic activity of the Pasha of Janina/Ioannina
In Corfu, on March 20, 1829, Vangjel Meksi translated and published the New Testament. The book was published under the supervision of Grigor Gjirokastriti. The book was spread in Albania and influenced the use of Albanian in religious services.
In an intellectual family from Elbasan, on March 20, 1918, one of the first Albanian doctors, Roza Buda, was born. She was a pediatrician in the polyclinic of the capital, who for many years directed the Tirana orphanage.
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