{"id":6279,"date":"2023-10-18T14:18:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T13:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gesuitieducazione.it\/?p=6279"},"modified":"2023-10-18T15:29:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:29:33","slug":"we-celebrate-the-146th-anniversary-of-the-opening-of-saverian-college-in-shkoder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gesuitieducazione.it\/en\/we-celebrate-the-146th-anniversary-of-the-opening-of-saverian-college-in-shkoder\/","title":{"rendered":"We celebrate the 146th anniversary of the opening of Saverian College in Shkod\u00ebr"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On October 17, 1877, Saverian College in Shkod\u00ebr<\/a> opened its doors in the presence of Archbishop Pooten and Father Zef Lombardini, a new institution dedicated to Saint Francis Saverio. Saverian College, run by the Jesuit Fathers in Shkod\u00ebr, began its activities, facing the challenges of the conqueror, the obstacles of fanaticism, and attacks from local anti-clerical forces.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initially opened as a commercial school in response to the requests of Shkod\u00ebr families for the proper human and professional preparation of their children, in the 1920s, it gradually transformed into a classical high school, meeting the needs of a deeper cultural education, with a diploma recognized in Venice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The words inscribed on the college’s emblem with the national symbol, the eagle, “For God, Country, and Progress,” expressed the fundamental principles of this school, while the motto “Work – Knowledge – Discipline” reflected the educational style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human and religious education were skillfully intertwined with a strong demand for excellence in all aspects of young people’s lives<\/strong>. The school was Catholic, but it also had Orthodox and Muslim students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the history of Saverian College, many Jesuits distinguished themselves as excellent educators and teachers, researchers, and scientists, and many students became famous in their homeland and abroad for their integrity, patriotism, and high scientific standards<\/strong>. It was a long-standing tradition spanning decades, leaving a profound impact in terms of religion, culture, and society in Shkod\u00ebr and Albania, with a significant influence in various European and American countries. However, it came to an abrupt end in 1946 when the communist regime ordered the closure of the school and also executed its leaders (Father Fausti, Father Dajani).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the fall of the communist regime, the Jesuits returned to Albania, reopening a small school in Shkod\u00ebr in 1992 in a temporary location with a group of Catholic students. Unfortunately, due to the past, communism had made a possible continuation with the previous Saverian College almost imperceptible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1994, the Jesuits were given back a significant portion of their old properties, on which a state school was built. The school effectively settled in this building, also taking the name of Father Pjeter Meshkalla, a Jesuit from Shkod\u00ebr who remains a symbol of faith, culture, and freedom in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the 1998-1999 school year until today, “At\u00eb Pjeter Meshkalla” high school has been open to girls and boys, Christians and Muslims, in the city and its outskirts, thus responding to the educational needs of many families in Shkod\u00ebr for the new generations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On October 17, 1877, Saverian College in Shkod\u00ebr opened its doors in the presence of Archbishop Pooten and Father Zef Lombardini, a new institution dedicated to Saint Francis Saverio. Saverian College, run by the Jesuit Fathers in Shkod\u00ebr, began its activities, facing the challenges of the conqueror, the obstacles of fanaticism, and attacks from local […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6277,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[299],"tags":[],"istituto":[],"partner":[],"class_list":["post-6279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insights"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gesuitieducazione.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6279"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gesuitieducazione.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gesuitieducazione.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gesuitieducazione.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gesuitieducazione.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6279"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.gesuitieducazione.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6284,"href":"https:\/\/www.gesuitieducazione.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6279\/revisions\/6284"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gesuitieducazione.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gesuitieducazione.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gesuitieducazione.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gesuitieducazione.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6279"},{"taxonomy":"istituto","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gesuitieducazione.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/istituto?post=6279"},{"taxonomy":"partner","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gesuitieducazione.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/partner?post=6279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}