“The Church of Albania had been persecuted, desolate and seemed dead. Its churches and monasteries had been closed, plundered, alienated or destroyed. Worship had been prohibited by law.
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“The Church of Albania had been persecuted, devastated and appeared dead; but it had not died,
“The Church of Albania has tasted and continues to taste the fruits of your labors, your love and your prayers,
“When it emerged from the long night of atheist persecution, deprived of its visible structures and with its human resources almost exhausted, the Mother Church of Constantinople did not leave it alone.
“the faithful of Albania are ready to promote peace and the unity of Orthodoxy.
“the authorities in Ukraine and Armenia were destroying the Church using Bolshevik methods
“The Lavra should be... put in order, everything that has been in decline for many, many years should be restored.
“his Church had “diminished itself” by granting autocephaly, only to receive a “cup of ingratitude” in return
“over 12 years of ministry, the Primate has had to endure war, persecution of the Church, the seizure of churches, and the prosecution of clergy