The promotional event of the book titled "Mother Theresa´s Twin" by Ndriçim Kulla was organised at the University Scientific Library on 13.09.2014.
The organization of this event was a result of cooperation between the Public Library "Marin Barleti" of Shkodra city and the University Scientific Library.
This book is dedicated to Father Giuseppe (Zef) Valentini SJ, an albanologist, researchers, Byzantologist and Oriental.
In the introduction to this biography the author writes: "Willing or not, between Father Zef Valentini and Mother Theresa there is a connection of a feedback type. Albanians honoured Mother Teresa, a great missionary who operated mainly in India, because she was Albanian and this was a great testimony of the Albanian civilization. But in the same way we should honour the missionary Father Zef Valentine who is not Albanian but came and worked ceaselessly for the Albanians.
About the book, the work and role of Father Zef Valentini in Albanian culture there referred the following well-known figures:
Prof. dr. Liman Varoshi
Prof. dr. Gjergj Sinani
Prof. dr. Ksenophon Kristafi
Father Mario Imperatore
Ndrçim Kulla (the author)
Zef Valentini was born in Padua, Italy on 1 July 1900 and was ordained a priest on 15 July 1930. He came in Albania in 1935 and beside his religious mission he also made many studies on various fields of culture. He left Albania in 1944 and worked as the director of "Letture" magazine in Milan, Italy.
Mr. Valentini is the author of several important works in the field of Albanian studies and Customary Law among which we can mention: "Contributions to the chronology of the Albanian history", " Studies and Critical literary texts", " Studies and Legal texts", "Albanian, Balkan and Byzantine studies" ect.
One of his greatest works is considered "Acta Albaniae Veneta" which is composed by 25 volumes and contains important information about the history of Albania collected in the most popular archives and libraries in Europe.
Father Giuseppe (Zef) Valentini died on 16 November 1979.
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