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Shkodër Cathedral ((アルバニア語:Katedralja e Shkodrës)), also known as St Stephen's Catholic Cathedral or Kisha e Madhe (the Great Church) is a cathedral in the city of Shkodër in northwestern Albania. The Roman Catholic cathedral is dedicated to Saint Stephen. During the Siege of Scutari (1912–1913) the cathedral was damaged by the Montenegrin army, particularly the south east side, causing fire in the bell tower.〔 The Cathedral was closed in 1967 and reopened in 1990. == History == The dedication of this church to Saint Stephen, the first patron saint of the city is dedicated to a preexisting church with that name, now buried in the Rozafa Castle, and on whose remains a mosque was built. Marin Barleti, a notable 16th century Albanian writer mentions the former church and the saint patron of the city in his ''Historia de vita et gestis Scanderbegi Epirotarum principis'' (''The story of life and deeds of Skanderbeg, the prince of Epirotes''), when he describes the Siege of Shkodra which lasted from 1478 to 25 April 1479 and saw the League of Lezhe helplessly protect the castle from the Ottoman Empire army, until the castle eventually fell in Turkish hands.〔 During the first three centuries of the Ottoman occupation, the bishops of the city were constrained to live outside the city. In 1762, 5 years after the formation Pashalik of Scutari, the first Albanian Pashalik under the Bushati family, Monsignor Pal Pjeter Kamsi was eventually allowed again to reside in the city.〔 In 1851, after the faithful had continuously applied for the permission from the Sultan for the building of the church, Abdülmecid I issued the decree.〔 The dome, firstly built in wood, almost fell off 35 years after the construction, so in 1897 it was replaced by other materials, which are the ones that exist even today. In 1909, Albanian painter Kolë Idromeno, coffered the vault. His paintings in the vault can still be seen today, especially that of ''Lady of Shkodër'', followed by two angels, who are dressed in Shkodër folk costumes. In the background is the city of Shkodër, surrounded by the Rozafa castle.〔 An earthquake in 1905 and the bombing of 12 March 1913 during the Siege of Scutari damaged the bell tower and the clock, which had been given by the ''Kakarriqi'' brothers. In 1925, the Kakarriqi family purchased another clock which has worked till 1967, when the church was transformed into a ''Palace of Sports'' following the Cultural Revolution. Ironically even the Congress of the Communist Women of Albania was held in the Cathedral in 1973. 〔 The towers were destroyed in 1967 and the portal was boarded up. In 1990 the Cathedral was reopened and on November 11, 1990 the first mass in the country since 1967 was held in the cathedral. A symbolic mass was held in the cathedral on March 21, 1991. In 1993 it was visited by Pope John Paul II.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shkodër Cathedral」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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