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| name = Gjergj Qiriazi |
| name = Gjergj Qiriazi<br />George Kyrias |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1868|5|27|df=yes}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=153-vjetori i lindjes së Gjergj Qiriazit|url=https://thealbanianprofile.com/153-vjetori-i-lindjes-se-gjergj-qiriazit/|access-date=2021-06-15|website=Albanian Profile|language=en}}</ref> |
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| birth_place = [[Bitola|Manastir]], [[Vilayet of Monastir]], [[Ottoman Empire]]<ref name="Elsie">{{cite book |title=A dictionary of Albanian religion, mythology, and folk culture |last=Elsie |first=Robert |
| birth_place = [[Bitola|Manastir]], [[Vilayet of Monastir]], [[Ottoman Empire]]<ref name="Elsie">{{cite book |title=A dictionary of Albanian religion, mythology, and folk culture |last=Elsie |first=Robert |year= 2001|publisher=New York University Press |location=Library of Congress |isbn=0-8147-2214-8 |pages=210–212 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=aAtQZ0vjf5gC&pg=PA211 |access-date=2010-10-05}}</ref><br><small>(present-day [[Bitola]], [[North Macedonia]])</small> |
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| death_place = [[Bitola|Manastir]], [[Vilayet of Monastir]], [[Ottoman Empire]]<br><small>(present-day [[Bitola]], [[North Macedonia]])</small> |
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| other_names = George Kyrias |
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| parents = Dhimitër Qiriazi (1836–1904), Maria Qiriazi (Vodica) (1841–1912) |
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| relations = brotherof Tashko Qiriazi, Kostandin Qiriazi, Theofania "Fanka" Qiriazi (Trajan), [[Gjerasim Qiriazi]], [[Sevasti Qiriazi]], Kristo Qiriazi, Naum Qiriazi, Perikli "Pandi" Qiriazi, and [[Parashqevi Qiriazi]]<ref name="Elsie"/><ref <ref>Sevasti Qiriazi-Dako. ''Jeta ime'' (Shkup: ITSHKSH, 2016), p. 327–330</ref> |
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'''Gjergj Qiriazi''', known as '''George D. Kyrias''' (27 May 1868 – 30 December 1912), was an [[Albanians|Albanian]] patriot, author, educator, translator, Protestant Bible distributor, organizer of the First [[Congress of Monastir]] (1908), and activist of the [[Albanian National Awakening]]. |
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==Early years and education== |
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Gjergj Qiriazi was born in Monastir (modern [[Bitola]]), [[Ottoman Empire]] (now [[North Macedonia]]), where he attended school. |
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Like his brother [[Gjerasim Qiriazi|Gjerasim]], he went on to study at the Collegiate and Theological Institute, a Protestant institution in [[Samokov]], [[Bulgaria]]. Alexander Thomson sponsored his education. He attended the school in 1885–1889, but left Bulgaria before graduating, to avoid mandatory conscription into the Bulgarian army.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Quanrud |first1=John |title=Gerasim Kyrias and the Albanian National Awakening, 1858–1894 |date=2016 |publisher=Institute for Albanian and Protestant Studies |location=Tirana |isbn=978-0993424823 |pages=117–118 |ref=Quanrud}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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| ⚫ | He worked for the [[American Bible Society]] in [[Salonica]], and then for the [[British and Foreign Bible Society]],<ref name="My Life">{{cite book |last1=Kyrias-Dako |first1=Sevasti |title=My Life: the autobiography of the pioneeroffemale educationinAlbania |date=2022 |publisher=IAPS |isbn=978-1946244420 |page=95 |edition=2nd}}</ref> and took over the direction of the first Albanian girls' school in [[Korçë]] upon the death of his brother. In 1908 he was the president of the Albanian ''Bashkimi'' club in Monastir and later became vice-president.<ref name="Skendi350353">{{harvnb|Skendi|1967|pp=350, 353.}}</ref> In 1908, he was a delegate at the [[Congress of Monastir]].<ref name="Skendi370">{{harvnb|Skendi|1967|p=370.}}</ref> Qiriazi also worked as an interpreter at the Austro-Hungarian consulate in Bitola.<ref name="Skendi207">{{harvnb|Skendi|1967|p=207.}}</ref>A[[Turkish language]] high school (idadiye) for boys was created in 1908 and Qiriazi was appointed as a teacher of the [[Albanian language]].<ref name="Skendi367">{{harvnb|Skendi|1967|p=367.}}</ref> In 1909, the [[Young Turks|Young Turk]] government planned to assassinate Qiriazi for his involvement in the Albanian national movement.<ref name="Skendi363">{{cite book|last=Skendi|first=Stavro|title=The Albanian national awakening|year=1967|location=Princeton|publisher=Princeton University Press|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8QPWCgAAQBAJ&q=George+Kyrias&pg=PR15|isbn=9781400847761|pages=363}}</ref> |
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Gjergj Qiriazi was one of the founders of the Albanian printing press ''Bashkimi i Kombit''. He helped his brother Gejrasim to publish two volumes of literature, namely ''Hristomathi a udhëheqës për ç'do shtëpi shqiptari'' (Monastir, 1902) and a co-wrote with him a collection of religious verse ''Kënkë të shenjtëruara'' (Monastir, 1906).<ref>Aux origines du nationalisme albanais: la naissance d'une nation by Nathalie Clayer. 2007. |
Gjergj Qiriazi was one of the founders of the Albanian printing press ''Bashkimi i Kombit''. He helped his brother Gejrasim to publish two volumes of literature, namely ''Hristomathi a udhëheqës për ç'do shtëpi shqiptari'' (Monastir, 1902) and a co-wrote with him a collection of religious verse ''Kënkë të shenjtëruara'' (Monastir, 1906).<ref>Aux origines du nationalisme albanais: la naissance d'une nation by Nathalie Clayer. 2007. |
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[https://books.google.com/books?id=umotBF3KFWgC&dq=gjergj+qiriazi&pg=PA618]</ref> |
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Qiriazi also translated [[John Bunyan]]'s [[Pilgrim's Progress]] as ''[http://www.bksh.al/adlib/scripts/wwwopac.exe?DATABASE=catalo&OPAC_URL=/adlib/expert/index_al.html&LANGUAGE=1&%250=39435&LIMIT=50 Udhëtari]'', printed in 1927 by Dhori Koti publishers. |
Qiriazi also translated [[John Bunyan]]'s [[Pilgrim's Progress]] as ''[http://www.bksh.al/adlib/scripts/wwwopac.exe?DATABASE=catalo&OPAC_URL=/adlib/expert/index_al.html&LANGUAGE=1&%250=39435&LIMIT=50 Udhëtari]'', printed in 1927 by Dhori Koti publishers. |
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==Published works== |
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*''Udhëtari nga kjo Botë ndë tjetërën, a Udha e të Krishterit nga qytet i humbjes gjer ndë qytet të Qiellit, e treguarë si ëndërë prej Jovan Benjian'' (translated from [[The Pilgrim's Progress]], with introduction, in 1894). Korçë: Dhori Koti, 1927. Republished in original ({{ISBN|978-9928-4519-4-1}}) and with updated spelling ({{ISBN|978-9928-4519-3-4}}) – Tirana: Instituti për Studime Shqiptare dhe Protestante, 2018–2019. |
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*''Fisika''. Bukuresht: Dituria, 1899. |
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*"Shqiponja". ''Albania'', 1900, nr. 11, dhjetor. |
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*"Nevojat e Shqipërisë: ca mentime". ''Albania'', 1901, nr. 1, 31 janar. |
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*"Një udhë[tim] në Shqipëri" ''Albania'', 1901, nr. 5, maj. |
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*"Urtësia e dituria". ''Albania'', 1901, nr. 9, shtator. |
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*"Zër' i skolisë". ''Albania'', 1901, nr. 10, tetor. |
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*''Hristomathi më katër pjesë: gjëra të ndryshme e të vëgjejtura për këndim edhe për dobi të mësonjëtorevet shqipe, a udhëheqës për ç’do shtëpi shqipëtari, të gatuara edhe një pjesë nga dialogët të kthyera, prej një mëmëdhetari'' (editor, co-author with Gjerasim Qiriazi). Sofia: Mbrothësia, 1902 (vol. 1) and 1907 (vol. 2). Republished 2023 (Tirana: ISSHP) as ''Krestomaci: udhëheqës për çdo shtëpi shqiptari'' ({{ISBN|978-9928-4519-1-0}} and {{ISBN|978-9928-4519-2-7}}). |
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*"Fati i Shqipërisë". ''Albania'', 1903, nr. 7, korrik. |
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*"Shkaku i të mos mbrothësuarit të shkronjave shqip në Shqipëri". ''Kalendari Kombiar 1905'', IX. Sofje, 49-61. |
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* "Arësim i gravet". ''Drita'', Sofje, nr. 82, 9 gusht 1906. |
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*''Kënkë të Shenjtëruara për falëtoret shqipe (të kthyera prej anglishtesë, gerqishtesë edhe bullgarishtesë)''. Sofia: Mbrothësia (Kristo Luarasi), 1906. |
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*"Nevojat që kemi për të qytetëruarë Shqipërinë me anën e diturisë". ''Korça'', nr. 3, 7 janar 1909. |
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*"Nevoja për të përhapurë mjeshtërinë ndë Shqipëri". ''Korça'', nr. 6, 18 shkurt 1909. |
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*''Këngë të shenjtëruara për falëtoret shqipe.'' Korçë: Dhori Koti, 1927. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Kyrias Family]] |
* [[Kyrias Family]] |
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== Further reading == |
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* Lloshi, Xhevat. ''Gjergj Qiriazi në Kongresin e Manastirit''. Skopje: Instituti i Trashëgimisë Shpirtërore e Kulturore të Shqiptarëve, 2019, {{ISBN|978-608-4897-03-3}} (v. 1) and {{ISBN|978-608-4897-04-0}} (v. 2). |
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* Hosaflook, David. ''Lëvizja Protestante te shqiptarët, 1816–1908''. Skopje: Instituti i Trashëgimisë Shpirtërore e Kulturore të Shqiptarëve, 2019, {{ISBN|978-608-4897-08-8}}. |
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* Qiriazi-Dako, Sevasti (trans. Holger Dashi). ''Jeta ime''. Shkup: Instituti i Trashëgimisë Shpirtërore e Kulturore të Shqiptarëve, 2016, {{ISBN|978-608-4653-41-7}}. |
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* Quanrud, John and David Hosaflook. "[https://instituti.org/were-the-kyrias-siblings-kristo-dako-and-the-kortcha-girls-school-protestant-a-response-to-the-re-emergence-of-a-communist-era-narrative/ Were the Kyrias siblings, Kristo Dako, and the Kortcha Girls School Protestant? A response to the re-emergence of a communist-era narrative]". IAPS, 2023 (or in Albanian – https://instituti.org/vellezerit-dhe-motrat-qiriazi-kristo-dako-dhe-shkolla-e-vashave-e-korces-a-ishin-protestante |
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==References== |
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Gjergj Qiriazi
George Kyrias | |
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Gjergj Qiriazi
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| Born | (1868-05-27)27 May 1868[1] |
| Died | 30 December 1912(1912-12-30) (aged 44) |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Other names | George Kyrias |
| Citizenship | Ottoman |
| Known for | Christian Literature Albanian School in Korçë "Bashkim' i Kombit" newspaper Congress of Monastir |
| Notable work | Kënkë të shenjtëruara (Monastir, 1906) |
| Parent(s) | Dhimitër Qiriazi (1836–1904), Maria Qiriazi (Vodica) (1841–1912) |
| Relatives | brother of Tashko Qiriazi, Kostandin Qiriazi, Theofania "Fanka" Qiriazi (Trajan), Gjerasim Qiriazi, Sevasti Qiriazi, Kristo Qiriazi, Naum Qiriazi, Perikli "Pandi" Qiriazi, and Parashqevi Qiriazi[2][3] |
| Awards | Nderi i Kombit (Honor of the Nation) |
Gjergj Qiriazi, known as George D. Kyrias (27 May 1868 – 30 December 1912), was an Albanian patriot, author, educator, translator, Protestant Bible distributor, organizer of the First Congress of Monastir (1908), and activist of the Albanian National Awakening.
Gjergj Qiriazi was born in Monastir (modern Bitola), Ottoman Empire (now North Macedonia), where he attended school.
Like his brother Gjerasim, he went on to study at the Collegiate and Theological Institute, a Protestant institution in Samokov, Bulgaria. Alexander Thomson sponsored his education. He attended the school in 1885–1889, but left Bulgaria before graduating, to avoid mandatory conscription into the Bulgarian army.[4]
He worked for the American Bible SocietyinSalonica, and then for the British and Foreign Bible Society,[5] and took over the direction of the first Albanian girls' school in Korçë upon the death of his brother. In 1908 he was the president of the Albanian Bashkimi club in Monastir and later became vice-president.[6] In 1908, he was a delegate at the Congress of Monastir.[7] Qiriazi also worked as an interpreter at the Austro-Hungarian consulate in Bitola.[8]ATurkish language high school (idadiye) for boys was created in 1908 and Qiriazi was appointed as a teacher of the Albanian language.[9] In 1909, the Young Turk government planned to assassinate Qiriazi for his involvement in the Albanian national movement.[10]
Gjergj Qiriazi was one of the founders of the Albanian printing press Bashkimi i Kombit. He helped his brother Gejrasim to publish two volumes of literature, namely Hristomathi a udhëheqës për ç'do shtëpi shqiptari (Monastir, 1902) and a co-wrote with him a collection of religious verse Kënkë të shenjtëruara (Monastir, 1906).[11]
Qiriazi also translated John Bunyan's Pilgrim's ProgressasUdhëtari, printed in 1927 by Dhori Koti publishers.
