Blessed Gjelosh Lulashi

Beato Gjelosh Lulashi

Beato

Post-Congregation

Día de Fiesta

4-Mar

Nacimiento

2 September 1925 in Shosh, Shkodrë, Albania

Fallecimiento

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

Beatificado

5 November 2016 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated at the Square of the Cathedral of Shën Shtjefnit, Shkodër, Albania, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Venerado

26 April 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biografía

Beato Gjelosh Lulashi fue un católico devoto y un laico de por vida en la arquidiócesis de Shkodrô-Pult, Albania. Nació el 2 de septiembre de 1925 en Shosh, Shkodrô, y recibió su educación a cargo de los franciscanos, posteriormente estudiando en el Seminario de Shkodôr.

Causa de Canonización

Beatified

Beatificado2016-11-05 por 5 November 2016 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated at the Square of the Cathedral of Shën Shtjefnit, Shkodër, Albania, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato