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Did you know... that although the Greek Orthodox bishop of Korçë, Photios, took initiatives for the promotion of the local education, he was assassinated in 1906 for not supporting Albanian cultural activity?
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Latest comment: 9 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion
It appears that half of the article is totally inaccurate: In fact Papa Lambru died in 1914, 8 years after Photius' death [[1]], thus making it impossible for Thanas Nastu to murder Photius if we believe this story.Alexikoua (talk) 11:23, 8 January 2015 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 9 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
The Greek Orthodox news site "ROMFAIA" has a biographical article on Metropolitan Germanos Karavangelis of the neighbouring region of Kastoria, and has this to say about Photios' murder (note also that the death date is given as September 12):
"On September 12, 1906 political forces from Sofia in cooperation with the Bulgarian revolutionary committee, assassinated the peaceful Bishop Photios (Kalpidis) of Korytsa and Premeti, mistaking him for Metropolitan Germanos Karavangelis."
(Greek) "Στις 12 Σεπτεμβρίου του 1906 πολιτικά κέντρα απο την Σόφια σε συνεργασία με το βουλγαρικό κομιτάτο, δολοφονούν τον φιλήσυχο και αγαθό Μητροπολίτη Κορυτσάς Φώτιο, πιστεοντας απο λάθος ότι ήταν ο Γερμανός Καραβαγγέλης."
I don't think that's a reliable source. Moreover, Fotios had already been guarded before the assassination. VMRO did not take any responsibility, unless there is some new evidence. Spiro Kosturi was assassinated in Thessaloniki few days later as a revenge from the Greek side, while his brothers and father Jovan Kosturi were arrested. Due to circumstances (he was in a wedding those days) he was likely not the responsible one for it. Though, his name was mentioned around and still most of Albanian sources contribute the assassination to him. Mondiad (talk) 03:51, 16 January 2015 (UTC)Reply
