▁Rome ▁decided ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁sett le ▁once ▁and ▁for ▁all ▁in ▁Sh ko er , ▁Le zh ë ▁and ▁Z adr ima . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁the ▁first ▁Alban ian ▁Francis can ▁school ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁Sh k od ë r . ▁The ▁Francis c ans ▁maintained ▁good ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁poor ▁high land ers ▁of ▁Mal ë s ia ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁most ▁Francis c ans ▁were ▁Alban ians . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁the ▁Francis c ans ▁were ▁allowed ▁by ▁the ▁Sultan ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁church ▁in ▁Sh k od ë r . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁S ht je fen ▁G j ec ovi ▁encourag ed ▁his ▁Francis c ans ▁to ▁collect ▁the ▁tre asures ▁of ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁fol kl ore . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Moscow ▁and ▁Be og rad ▁sought ▁to ▁w ipe ▁out ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁Francis can ▁and ▁Domin ican ▁her itage ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁seen ▁as ▁" the ▁vol can ic ▁spirit ▁of ▁the ▁Alban ians ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁secret ▁police ▁used ▁the ▁church ▁as ▁a ▁cache ▁for ▁arms ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁pri ests ▁discovered ▁it , ▁they ▁were ▁imprison ed ▁and ▁killed . ▁A ▁former ▁commun ist ▁officer ▁named ▁P jer er ▁K q ira ▁revealed ▁in ▁court ▁that ▁the ▁authorities ▁had ▁plant ed ▁weapons ▁and ▁gr en ades ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁in ▁order ▁to