Karl Serreqi
Karl Serreqi OFM (born February 2, 1911 in Shkodra , † April 5, 1954 in the prison of Burrel ) was a Franciscan religious priest who kept the confessional secret under torture in the atheistic Albania of the Enver Hoxha regime , initially for death, later for life Was sentenced to prison and then died in prison. He is one of the Thirty-Eight Martyrs of Albania .
Life
Karl Serreqi was born on February 2, 1911 in Shkodra, the third son of his parents, and was baptized with the name Ndoc . He attended the Franciscan school and entered their order; there he received the religious name Karl . He completed his theology studies in Brescia . He was ordained a priest at the end of June 1936. As a pastor he worked in a very difficult parish in the mountains (region of Lekbibaj ).
The security service of the communist regime wanted to know from him what a “political person” had confided in him in confession. When Father Karl Serreqi refused to give this information, he was arrested on October 9, 1946. Even under torture, he kept the confessional secret. He was sentenced to death on January 18, 1947, and a few days later the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment . Father Karl Serreqi died in Burrel prison on April 5, 1954.
martyr
Father Karl Serreqi is considered a martyr of the confessional secret . The beatification of Father Karl Serreqi and 37 other martyrs took place on November 5, 2016 in Shkodra. The Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints , Cardinal Angelo Amato , presided over the celebrations on behalf of Pope Francis .
literature
- Pjetër Pepa: Si u denua me vdekje P. Karl Serreqi . Shkodra 2006.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Serreqi, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Serreqi, Ndoc |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Franciscan religious priest and martyr |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shkodra , Albania |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 5th 1954 |
| Place of death | Burrel , Albania |