Reverend Gjerasim Qiriazi Gerasim D. Kyrias | |
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| Founder of Albanian Protestant Community | |
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| Church | Albanian Evangelical Brotherhood (Protestant) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19-20 April 1890 by American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions |
| Consecration | by John Henry House, Alexander Thomson, et. al. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 18, 1858 |
| Died | 2 January 1894 (aged 35) Monastir |
| Buried | Protestant Cemetery, Monastir |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Denomination | Evangelical Protestant |
| Spouse | Athina Mikelidhi |
| Children | Stefan Kyrias |
| Occupation | Preacher, educator |
| Alma mater | Collegiate and Theological Institute (Samokov, Bulgaria) |
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Gjerasim Qiriazi | |
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| Nationality | Albanian |
| Other names | Gerasim D. Kyrias Gerasimos Kyrias |
| Employer(s) | British and Foreign Bible Society, Turkish Missions Aid Society |
| Organization | Vëllazëria e Ungjillorëvet |
| Notable work | Kënkëtore: Hymna per nde Falëtorët të Ungjillorëvet (1893); Captured by Brigands (1901); Krestomaci (1902, 1907) |
| Movement | Protestantism Albanian National Awakening |
| Relatives | Brother of: Sevasti Qiriazi, Gjergj Qiriazi, and Parashqevi Qiriazi[1][2] |
| Awards |  Honor of the Nation People's Teacher.png){kind=small} Order of Freedom, Class I |
Gjerasim Qiriazi (in English Gerasim Kyrias) (18 October 1858 – 2 January 1894)[1] was an Albanian Protestant preacher, Bible translator and distributor, educator, and activist of the Albanian National Awakening. In the early 1890s he founded the Albanian Evangelical Protestant community and the first Albanian school for girls in Korçë, Albania, then part of the Ottoman Empire.[1]
- ^ a b c Elsie, Robert (2001). A dictionary of Albanian religion, mythology, and folk culture. Library of Congress: New York University Press. pp. 210–212. ISBN 0-8147-2214-8. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
- ^ Sevasti Qiriazi-Dako. Jeta ime (Shkup: ITSHKSH, 2016), p. 327–330