▁five ▁monaster ies ▁in ▁several ▁villages . ▁In ▁ 1 5 8 9 ▁The ▁General ▁created ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁Francis can ▁Province ▁which ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁Pope ▁Clement ▁VIII ▁which ▁enabled ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁more ▁monaster ies . ▁However ▁Catholic ism ▁decl ined ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁Francis can ▁mission ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 4 ▁with ▁pri ests ▁landing ▁in ▁Dub rov nik ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁Ott oman - occup ied ▁Alban ia . ▁During ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁era , ▁only ▁Francis c ans ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁look ▁after ▁the ▁religious ▁w elf are ▁amongst ▁the ▁C athol ics . ▁The ▁H abs burg ▁authorities ▁had ▁supported ▁the ▁Francis c ans ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁prote ctor ate ▁of ▁' d iss idents ' ▁of ▁Catholic ▁Alban ia ▁since ▁ 1 8 3 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁Francis c ans ▁educated ▁many ▁sch ol ars , ▁histor ians , ▁writers ▁and ▁teachers ▁and ▁held ▁a ▁communication ▁line ▁between ▁Alban ia ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Europe ▁se cur ing ▁western ▁culture . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁Andrea ▁Bog d ani ▁( c . ▁ 1 6 0 0 - 1 6 8 3 ) ▁received ▁his ▁initial ▁school ing ▁from ▁Francis c ans ▁in ▁C ip rov ac ▁in ▁Bulg aria ▁and ▁then ▁continued ▁to ▁the ▁Il ly rian ▁College ▁of ▁Lor etto . ▁In ▁ 1 6 3 4 , ▁after ▁the ▁Francis can ▁churches ▁had ▁im bed ded ▁the ▁usage ▁of ▁Alban ian ▁language , ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁in