Blessed Mark Çuni
Feast Day
4-Mar
Born
30 September 1919 in Ranza Bushat, Shkodër, Albania
Died
Shot by a machine-gun squad at 6am on 4 March 1946 at the Varrezat e Rrmajit cemetery on the Rruga Hile Mosi in Shkodrë, Albania; the body was left laying outside for a day to show the locals what would happen to those who opposed the Communists; buried with other martyrs in a mass grave near the nearby river bed on the night of 5 March; rubbish bins were stacked on the grave to conceal it
Beatified
5 November 2016 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated at the Square of the Cathedral of Shën Shtjefnit, Shkodër, Albania, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
Venerated
26 April 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Mark Çuni was born on 30 September 1919 in Ranza Bushat, Shkodôr, Albania. As a young man, he displayed a strong devotion to his faith and felt a calling to serve in the Catholic Church. Mark's deep religious conviction led him to enroll at the Albanian Pontifical Seminary in the Archdiocese of Shkodôr-Pult, where he pursued his studies to become a priest.
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