He entered the Franciscan seminary in 1938 while remaining there until 1948 when the Communist regime of Enver Hoxha closed the college in a wave of anti-religious sentiment and persecution.
Ia masuk kolese Fransiskan pada 1938 sampai 1948 saat rezim Komunis Enver Hoxha menutup kolese tersebut dalam arus sentimen dan penganiayaan anti-agama.