page_title: Stath Melani
hierarchical_section_title: Stath Melani
caption_attribution_description: Stathi Melani (1858-1917)
context_page_description: Stath Melani was an Albanian Orthodox priest who participated in the Congress of Manastir and helped spread awareness of the Albanian written language in southern Albania. He was killed by a group of Greek nationalists near Përmet for insisting on the use of the Albanian language in the local Orthodox liturgy.
context_section_description: Stath Melani (18 September 1858–24 December 1917) was an Albanian Orthodox priest who participated in the Congress of Manastir and helped spread awareness of the Albanian written language in southern Albania. He was killed by a group of Greek nationalists near Përmet for insisting on the use of the Albanian language in the local Orthodox liturgy.
caption: Father Stath Melani
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