Martyrs of Albania

Blessed Martyrs of Albania
Martyrs of Albania. Stained glass depiction at the Catholic Cathedral in Prishtinë
Martyrs
Born	1874–1935 Albania Italy Poland Kosovo Serbia Germany
Died	1945–1974 Albania
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	5 November 2016, Shkodër Cathedral, Shkodër, Albania by Cardinal Angelo Amato
Feast	5 November

The Martyrs of Albania were a collective group of 38 individuals killed during the Communist regime in Albania from 1945 until 1974 (all but five between 1945 and 1950). All were born at various times between 1874 and 1935; the group included Albanians and Italians as well as one German.^[1] Each of these individuals, apart from four, were part of the religious life as either priests or religious and served as either missionaries or educators with a great deal spending their educational formation in Italian and Austrian cities.

The beatification cause opened in 2002 and the group were beatified on 5 November 2016.