▁arrest ▁the ▁cler gy . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁executed ▁for ▁this . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Moscow ▁ordered ▁that ▁the ▁Francis can ▁cler gy ▁be ▁tri aled ▁and ▁executed ▁and ▁a ▁Muslim ▁Alban ian ▁lawyer ▁Mu za fer ▁P ip a ▁def ended ▁the ▁Francis c ans ▁in ▁court ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁much ▁respect ed ▁amongst ▁Alban ians . ▁He ▁was ▁be aten ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁the ▁authorities . ▁ ▁Culture ▁ ▁The ▁Francis c ans ▁were ▁respect ed ▁by ▁Alban ians ▁through ▁out ▁history ▁as ▁they ▁taught ▁in ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁language . ▁Francis can ▁Alban ians ▁were ▁usually ▁the ▁biggest ▁patri ots . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Arch bishop ▁R rok ▁M ird ita ▁of ▁Tir ana , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁tort ured ▁in ▁commun ist ▁prison ▁camp , ▁died ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁cross ▁of ▁photograph s ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁On ▁Saturday ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁attended ▁a ▁Mass ▁at ▁the ▁Sh en ▁S ht je f ni ▁c athedral ▁in ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁city ▁of ▁Sh k od ë r ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁beat ification ▁of ▁ 3 8 ▁Alban ian ▁Catholic ▁mart y rs ▁executed ▁or ▁tort ured ▁to ▁death ▁during ▁the ▁former ▁commun ist ▁regime . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁Catholic ▁historical ▁report ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁Alban ian ▁intellectual ▁life ▁and ▁poetry ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁origin ated ▁entirely ▁from