Blessed Dedë Maçaj
Profile
Studied at the Shkodra Pontifical Seminary and then in Rome, Italy. Ordained on 19 March 1944 as a priest in the archdiocese of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania. Under the anti–Catholic Communist regime in Albania, he was ordered into military service, then imprisoned, tortured and executed as a spy for the Vatican. Martyr.
Born
- 5 February 1920 in Mali Jushit, Shkodrë, Albania
- 5 November 2016 by Pope Francis
- beatification celebrated at the Square of the Cathedral of Shën Shtjefnit, Shkodër, Albania, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Dedë Maçaj“. CatholicSaints.Info. 21 February 2023. Web. 27 April 2024. <>