Blessed Kolë Shllaku

Blessed Kolë Shllaku was born to Loros and Marë Ashtës. He studied at Franciscan schools and entered the Franciscan Friars Minor as a novice on October 4, 1922, making his perpetual vows on September 13, 1928 and taking the name Gjon. He pursued theological studies in the Netherlands and was ordained a priest on March 15, 1931. A man of wide intellectual interests, he studied science, history, and philosophy....