Jean-Claude Faveyrial, CM (1817–1893) was a French LazariteRoman Catholic priest and author of the first written History of Albania.[1] The book is published in Albania and stands as a serious endeavour to document the history of the Albanians and their country since Antiquity.[1][2] A long-time teacher in Bitola, he was also deeply involved with the Bulgarian movement for independence and was a friend of the Aromanian people, whose schooling he extensively helped during his lifetime.
Faveyrial was born on 25 March 1817 in the village of Usson-en-Forez, located west of Saint-Étienne in the south French province of Auvergne. Prior to joining the Congregation of the Mission in Paris in 1843, he studied in Lyon. Faveyrial moved to the order's Istanbul branch in 1847, two years after he was ordained a priest by the Lazarites.[2]
The Roman Catholic Church, "Holy Heart of Jesus", was Faveyrial's long-time residence in Bitola, the city where he served as an abbot and teacher
Faveyrial was strongly supportive of the Bulgarian struggle for independence, and renowned as being among the souls of that movement. From 1867 until his death, 26 years later, he served as a professor at the Romanian high school of Bitola (Monastir), a city in west Macedonia, where he taught French and philosophy.[1] For a year before that, he had served as a priest in Thessaloniki.[2] In Bitola, Favyerial combined his work as a teacher with his religious duties for the Lazarite order as a local abbot.[3]
It was in Istanbul that, between 1858 and 1867, Faveyrial started a collection of books with the purpose of building a library that would help write the history of the Albanians, the Bulgarians, and the Aromanians. His scrutiny of the history of these peoples, he thought, would assist them to prepare for their future. Faveyrial visited the Albanian lands in 1884, and along with Apostol Mărgărit, the general inspector of the Romanian schools of the Ottoman Empire, he founded Romanian-financed schools for the Aromanian population in Berat, Korça, Prizren, and other settlements.[2]
Faveyrial was an acquaintance of folklorist Konstantin Miladinov[4] and public figure Dragan Tsankov.[5] He even served as de facto editor-in-chief of Tsankov's Istanbul-based newspaper Balgaria for several years. Despite their ecclesiastical differences, Bulgarian patriarchCyril remembered Faveyrial as a "kind priest".[6]
After a life of intense work of teaching and writings, and after having opened many new schools during his last 13 years of life, Jean-Claude Faveyrial died in Manastir on 26 November 1893.[2]
History of Albania and other worksEdit
The History of Albania, written in French, was drafted between 1884 and 1889, and discovered on 20 September 1999, by Father Yves Danjou, responsible of the archives of the House of the Lazarite Missionaries in Paris.[1] The book of 416 pages is more correctly a history of southeastern Europe, as it also details the past of other Balkan peoples. While not necessarily always factually accurate and understandably outdated in its perception, Faveyrial's work is of great historical value, partly because its inclusion of original letters by various Balkan historical figures.[2]
During the time that Faveyrial was writing the History of Albania, Le istorie albanesi (The Albanian histories) (Salerno 1886), a work in four volumes by the Arbëreshë Francesco Tajani, was published in Italy. As Faveyrial's work was in French, the first history of Albania written in the Albanian language is considered to be T'nnollunat e Sccypniis prei gni Gheghet ci don vênnin e vet (English: The events in Albania from a gheg who loves his country) (Alexandria 1898) by Stefë Zurani (1865–1941).[1]
Faveyrial is also known for several works in the Bulgarian language, all of which now considered particularly rare, such as the Manual of Politeness (Istanbul 1858), French–Bulgarian Dialogues (Istanbul 1859), and Great Catechism for the Use of the Uniate Bulgarians (Istanbul 1862).[1] Faveyrial also authored books and articles focused on Balkan history and the Catholic faith, as well as a description of Bitola. However, some of these were lost as the Bitola Lazarite building was torched in 1909.[2]
ReferencesEdit
^ abcdefElsie, Robert. (in French). Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
^ abcdefgЕлси, Робърт (2003). "Жан–Клод Фавериал и гр. Манастир в албанската историография" (in Bulgarian). Албанистика в България. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
^Патриарх Кирил (1968). Принос към униатството в Македония след освободителната война, 1879–1885: доклади на френските консули в Солун (in Bulgarian). Синодално издателство. pp. 229, 343.
^Арнаудов, Михаил (1969). Творци на Българското възраждане: Поети и герои (in Bulgarian). Наука и изкуство. p. 405.
^Еленков, Иван (2000). Католическата църква от източен отряд в България: От времето на нейното учредяване с присъединението на част от българския народ към Рим през 1860 г. до средата на ХХ век (in Bulgarian). Католическа апостолическа екзархия.
^Патриарх Кирил (1962). Католическата пропаганда сред българите (in Bulgarian). Синодално издателство. p. 338.
External links and further readingEdit
(in French)
Faveyrial, Jean-Claude (2004), Historia e Shqipërisë: (më e vjetër) (in Albanian), Plejad, ISBN978-99927-982-7-0
Faveyrial, Jean-Claude (2001), Histoire de l'Albanie (in French), Dukagjini, OCLC 49974271
Faveyrial, Jean-Claude (2007), Catéchisme valaque: à l'usage de prêtres : (un manuscrit inedit. Monastir, Bitola 1891) (in French), Unia ti culturã-a Armãnjlor dit Machidunii, ISBN978-9989-895-62-3
August 25, 2023
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Jean Claude Faveyrial CM 1817 1893 was a French Lazarite Roman Catholic priest and author of the first written History of Albania 1 The book is published in Albania and stands as a serious endeavour to document the history of the Albanians and their country since Antiquity 1 2 A long time teacher in Bitola he was also deeply involved with the Bulgarian movement for independence and was a friend of the Aromanian people whose schooling he extensively helped during his lifetime The ReverendJean Claude FaveyrialCMBorn25 March 1817Usson en Forez Loire FranceDied26 November 1893 1893 11 26 aged 76 Bitola Monastir Ottoman Empire present day North Macedonia NationalityFrenchOccupation s French and philosophy professor historian Contents 1 Biography 2 History of Albania and other works 3 References 4 External links and further readingBiography EditFaveyrial was born on 25 March 1817 in the village of Usson en Forez located west of Saint Etienne in the south French province of Auvergne Prior to joining the Congregation of the Mission in Paris in 1843 he studied in Lyon Faveyrial moved to the order s Istanbul branch in 1847 two years after he was ordained a priest by the Lazarites 2 The Roman Catholic Church Holy Heart of Jesus was Faveyrial s long time residence in Bitola the city where he served as an abbot and teacherFaveyrial was strongly supportive of the Bulgarian struggle for independence and renowned as being among the souls of that movement From 1867 until his death 26 years later he served as a professor at the Romanian high school of Bitola Monastir a city in west Macedonia where he taught French and philosophy 1 For a year before that he had served as a priest in Thessaloniki 2 In Bitola Favyerial combined his work as a teacher with his religious duties for the Lazarite order as a local abbot 3 It was in Istanbul that between 1858 and 1867 Faveyrial started a collection of books with the purpose of building a library that would help write the history of the Albanians the Bulgarians and the Aromanians His scrutiny of the history of these peoples he thought would assist them to prepare for their future Faveyrial visited the Albanian lands in 1884 and along with Apostol Mărgărit the general inspector of the Romanian schools of the Ottoman Empire he founded Romanian financed schools for the Aromanian population in Berat Korca Prizren and other settlements 2 Faveyrial was an acquaintance of folklorist Konstantin Miladinov 4 and public figure Dragan Tsankov 5 He even served as de facto editor in chief of Tsankov s Istanbul based newspaper Balgaria for several years Despite their ecclesiastical differences Bulgarian patriarch Cyril remembered Faveyrial as a kind priest 6 After a life of intense work of teaching and writings and after having opened many new schools during his last 13 years of life Jean Claude Faveyrial died in Manastir on 26 November 1893 2 History of Albania and other works EditThe History of Albania written in French was drafted between 1884 and 1889 and discovered on 20 September 1999 by Father Yves Danjou responsible of the archives of the House of the Lazarite Missionaries in Paris 1 The book of 416 pages is more correctly a history of southeastern Europe as it also details the past of other Balkan peoples While not necessarily always factually accurate and understandably outdated in its perception Faveyrial s work is of great historical value partly because its inclusion of original letters by various Balkan historical figures 2 During the time that Faveyrial was writing the History of Albania Le istorie albanesi The Albanian histories Salerno 1886 a work in four volumes by the Arbereshe Francesco Tajani was published in Italy As Faveyrial s work was in French the first history of Albania written in the Albanian language is considered to be T nnollunat e Sccypniis prei gni Gheghet ci don vennin e vet English The events in Albania from a gheg who loves his country Alexandria 1898 by Stefe Zurani 1865 1941 1 Faveyrial is also known for several works in the Bulgarian language all of which now considered particularly rare such as the Manual of Politeness Istanbul 1858 French Bulgarian Dialogues Istanbul 1859 and Great Catechism for the Use of the Uniate Bulgarians Istanbul 1862 1 Faveyrial also authored books and articles focused on Balkan history and the Catholic faith as well as a description of Bitola However some of these were lost as the Bitola Lazarite building was torched in 1909 2 References Edit a b c d e f Elsie Robert Jean Claude Faveyrial Histoire de l Albanie in French Archived from the original on 17 June 2010 Retrieved 11 October 2010 a b c d e f g Elsi Robrt 2003 Zhan Klod Faverial i gr Manastir v albanskata istoriografiya in Bulgarian Albanistika v Blgariya Retrieved 12 October 2010 Patriarh Kiril 1968 Prinos km uniatstvoto v Makedoniya sled osvoboditelnata vojna 1879 1885 dokladi na frenskite konsuli v Solun in Bulgarian Sinodalno izdatelstvo pp 229 343 Arnaudov Mihail 1969 Tvorci na Blgarskoto vzrazhdane Poeti i geroi in Bulgarian Nauka i izkustvo p 405 Elenkov Ivan 2000 Katolicheskata crkva ot iztochen otryad v Blgariya Ot vremeto na nejnoto uchredyavane s prisedinenieto na chast ot blgarskiya narod km Rim prez 1860 g do sredata na HH vek in Bulgarian Katolicheska apostolicheska ekzarhiya Patriarh Kiril 1962 Katolicheskata propaganda sred blgarite in Bulgarian Sinodalno izdatelstvo p 338 External links and further reading EditHistoire d Albanie by Jean Claude Faveyrial in French Faveyrial Jean Claude 2004 Historia e Shqiperise me e vjeter in Albanian Plejad ISBN 978 99927 982 7 0 Faveyrial Jean Claude 2001 Histoire de l Albanie in French Dukagjini OCLC 49974271 Faveyrial Jean Claude 2007 Catechisme valaque a l usage de pretres un manuscrit inedit Monastir Bitola 1891 in French Unia ti cultura a Armanjlor dit Machidunii ISBN 978 9989 895 62 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jean Claude Faveyrial amp oldid 1156236157, 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