Shkodër Jesuit College

Shkodër Jesuit College

Shkodër Jesuit College is a Jesuit college in Shkodër, in northwestern Albania. The college has tradiationally been an important centre of scholarly study into Albanian literature and language.

History

The college was started in 1877, as a Xavier college (Albanian: Kolegji Saverian).[1] The distinguished poet Ndre Mjeda taught at the Jesuit college from 1930.[2]

Notable alumni

References

  1. Cefa, Kolec (February 1, 2007), "Si lindi Kolegja Saveriane", Gazeta "55" (in Albanian), archived from the original on 21 July 2011, retrieved 2 October 2010
  2. Shkoder.net Archived 2011-03-03 at the Wayback Machine.

Coordinates: 42°03′57″N 19°31′12″E / 42.0658°N 19.5200°E / 42.0658; 19.5200

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