Territorial Abbey of Orosh

Abacia e Shën Llezhrit të Oroshit
Monastery information
Order	Catholic Church in Albania
Diocese	Rrëshen
Site
Location	Mirditë municipality, Albania

The Abbey of Orosh (also known as Mirditë Abbey or St. Alexander Oroshi) was a territorial Benedictine abbey at Orosh in the region of Mirdita, Albania. It was destroyed during the communist era and now rebuilt, dedicated to the martyr St. Alexander.

By papal decree of 25 October 1888, this abbey with its two affiliated parishes, together with five other parishes in the Diocese of Lezhë (Alessio) were removed from the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Lezhë.

In 1890 three parishes from the Diocese of Sapë were added to the territorial Abbey of Orosh, and, in 1894, five more parishes from Lezhë were added.

In the early 20th century, Catholics numbered 16,550 in Albania, being under the care of secular and regular clergy. The abbot was chosen from among the secular clergy. The abbot, Primus Docchi, who resided at Orosh was born at Bulgëri, 7 February 1846, and studied at the Propaganda College in Rome. The Franciscans had a parish and a hospital at Gomsiqe.

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  The church of Orosh in 1903
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  Processional cross at the Church of St Alexander in Orosh, Mirdita (1890s)
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  Interior of the Church of Saint Alexander of Orosh (1905)
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  Madonna mosaic in the portico of Orosh Church (2018)
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  Sculpture of Preng Doçi in the portico of Orosh Church (2018)

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Abbey of Miridite". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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Episcopal Conference of Albania
Province of Shkodër–Pult	Archdiocese of Shkodër–Pult Diocese of Lezhë Diocese of Sapë
Province of Tiranë–Durrës	Archdiocese of Tiranë–Durrës Diocese of Rrëshen Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania
Churches	Cathedrals: St. Paul's Cathedral, Tirana Cathedral of Jesus Saviour of the World, Rrëshen St. Stephen's Cathedral, Shkodër Churches: St. Veneranda's Church St. Paraskevi's Church, Balldren St. Anthony Church, Laç Rubik Monastery Church Franciscan Church of Shkodër Sacred Heart Church (Tirana) St Mary's Church, Vau i Dejës Territorial Abbey of Orosh Shirgj Church
Albanian Byzantine	Albanian Greek Catholic Church George Germanos
Saints	Astius Florus and Laurus Mother Teresa Therinus
Blessed	Çiprian Nika
Orders	Jesuits
Former dioceses	Archdiocese of Craina Diocese of Arbanum Diocese of Balecium Diocese of Benda Diocese of Doclea Diocese of Drivasto Diocese of Pulati
See also	Albania–Holy See relations Apostolic Nunciature to Albania
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