Authored by Petrit Latifi
KORCE, 1914: THE MASSACRE OF THE PATRIOTIC POPE LLAMBRO BALLAMAÇI BY GREEK CHAUVINISTS
The Andarts who had surrounded the house of Pope Llambro Ballamaçi had come to take revenge for everything that Pope Llambro had done against the Greek church. They had always wanted to kill him, but they had never been able to. His murder could have brought many troubles and discontent to the Vlach believers.
They had repeatedly tried to intimidate him, but without any result. They even threatened him with death, but again he did not give up his path. In 1890 he went to Istanbul as a delegate for the creation of a Romanian bishopric in Turkey. During that time he had the opportunity to meet with Naim Frasher, Murat Toptan and other patriots. Pope Llambro Ballamaçi helped to spread the Albanian language. Through the Romanian consulate, he brought Albanian books from Bucharest to Istanbul and handed them over to Naim Frasheri, so that he could send them to where they were most needed.
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