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The man who built a temple at 82-years of age

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By Eduard Alia Earlier this year I read an article about a man in Spain who had devoted his life’s work to build a cathedral.   It was a fascinating story – worthy of media attention!   Though, it got me thinking that I knew of someone in a remote village in northern Albania who had single-handedly built a church which had gone largely unnoticed even within Albania. So I decided that on my next trip to Kryezi, in the district of Puka, I will try to meet the man who single-handedly built a church. I was curious to find…

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