In Ancient Skampa, on May 10, 1330, was blessed the Monastery of St. John Vladimir, built by Karl Topi, Prince of Kruja and Lord Durrës. The monastery that has come up to our day was erected on the foundations of St. John’s old monastery, completely plagued by a powerful earthquake that hit Middle Albania in the 14th century. This ancient cultural monument, conveys tremendous spiritual, artistic and historical values.
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18 May 1430, Sultan press uprising of Gjon Kastriot
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18 May 1835, the Ottoman invaders, began the cleansing of the administrative apparatus by Albanian officers
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18 May 1854, Franc Bopi delivered the report “On the Albanian Language in the Connections of Her Linguistic Relationship”