9 4 0 ) ▁and ▁S ht je f ën ▁G je ç ov ▁( 1 8 7 4 – 1 9 2 9 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁C athol ics ▁published ▁articles ▁and ▁news ▁in ▁the ▁Francis can ▁papers ▁H yl li ▁i ▁D rit ë s ▁and ▁Z ani ▁I ▁Sh na ▁N d out ▁in ▁Sh k od ë r . ▁The ▁Francis c ans ▁supported ▁the ▁Latin ▁Alban ian ▁alphabet ▁invent ed ▁by ▁M gr . ▁Do ci . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Francis can ▁order ▁was ▁invent ed ▁in ▁ 1 2 0 9 ▁by ▁Saint ▁Francis ▁of ▁Ass ini ▁( 1 1 8 1 - 1 2 2 6 ) ▁and ▁began ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁in ▁ 1 2 4 8 ▁when ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁mission ary ▁mon ks ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁country . ▁Indeed , ▁they ▁had ▁already ▁began ▁building ▁churches ▁in ▁Le zh ë ▁in ▁ 1 2 4 0 ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁an ▁Alban ian ▁mill er ▁named ▁Dom ▁L les hi . ▁La jos ▁Th all ó czy ▁mentions ▁a ▁script ▁in ▁Latin ▁that ▁refers ▁to ▁Francis c ans ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁regions ▁of ▁Kot or , ▁Bar , ▁Ul cin j , ▁and ▁D urr ë s ▁in ▁ 1 2 4 8 : ▁▁▁▁ ▁Francis c ans ▁were ▁well ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 4 6 4 ▁in ▁Le zh ë . ▁Els ie ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁the ▁Catholic ism ▁in ▁the ▁Mal ë s ia ▁high