A Sacred Task: Qiriazi and the Albanian National Awakening

Nonfiction, History, Eastern Europe, Biography & Memoir, Historical
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Author: John Quanrud ISBN: 9781310822124
Publisher: John Quanrud Publication: September 17, 2015
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: John Quanrud
ISBN: 9781310822124
Publisher: John Quanrud
Publication: September 17, 2015
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

Gjerasim Qiriazi (1858–1894) was an Albanian who lived when Turkey still ruled much of southern Europe. It was a time of great upheaval, as the different peoples of the Ottoman Empire strove for national independence. 

Born to a poor family, Qiriazi was apprenticed full-time to a shoemaker when he turned thirteen. His unlikely rise to the forefront of Albania’s National Awakening is a remarkable tale of courage, sacrifice and sheer determination.

His activities incurred the wrath of both church and state. Powerful and ruthless men opposed him at every turn. Assassins tried to kill him. Mountain brigands held him hostage. But he withstood their violence and carried on his ‘sacred task’ until the day he died. His legacy changed a nation.

A triumph of biographical storytelling, A Sacred Task draws upon hundreds of newly-discovered documents to bring this story to life, shared here in full for the first time.

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Gjerasim Qiriazi (1858–1894) was an Albanian who lived when Turkey still ruled much of southern Europe. It was a time of great upheaval, as the different peoples of the Ottoman Empire strove for national independence. 

Born to a poor family, Qiriazi was apprenticed full-time to a shoemaker when he turned thirteen. His unlikely rise to the forefront of Albania’s National Awakening is a remarkable tale of courage, sacrifice and sheer determination.

His activities incurred the wrath of both church and state. Powerful and ruthless men opposed him at every turn. Assassins tried to kill him. Mountain brigands held him hostage. But he withstood their violence and carried on his ‘sacred task’ until the day he died. His legacy changed a nation.

A triumph of biographical storytelling, A Sacred Task draws upon hundreds of newly-discovered documents to bring this story to life, shared here in full for the first time.

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