{"id":68821,"date":"2025-12-14T22:24:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T21:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orthodoxalbania.org\/2020\/2025\/12\/14\/first-international-conference-albania-in-the-byzantine-period-a-historic-milestone-for-byzantine-studies\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T22:27:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:27:54","slug":"first-international-conference-albania-in-the-byzantine-period-a-historic-milestone-for-byzantine-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orthodoxalbania.org\/2026\/en\/2025\/12\/14\/first-international-conference-albania-in-the-byzantine-period-a-historic-milestone-for-byzantine-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"First International Conference &#8220;Albania in the Byzantine Period&#8221;: A Historic Milestone for Byzantine Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On <strong>December 5-6, 2025<\/strong>, <strong>Tirana<\/strong> hosted the <strong>First International Conference &#8220;Albania in the Byzantine Period&#8221;<\/strong>, a landmark event for Byzantine studies in Albania. The conference was organized by the <strong>Academy of Sciences of Albania<\/strong>, the <strong>University of Tirana<\/strong>, the <strong>Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania<\/strong>, and other institutions, with <strong>Mr. Andi Rembeci<\/strong> as Chair of the Organizing Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately <strong>50 scholars<\/strong> participated from Albania, Kosovo, Greece, Cyprus, North Macedonia, Italy, Spain, Austria, Germany, France, and the USA. <strong>Archbishop Ioannis of Tirana<\/strong> emphasized that the Byzantine period constitutes a living layer of the spiritual and cultural identity of the Albanian people. <strong>Prof. Peter Schreiner<\/strong> called the conference \u00abthe best he has ever attended in Albania\u00bb and described Albania as an \u00ab<strong>El Dorado of Byzantine manuscripts<\/strong>\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>The conference featured <strong>6 thematic sessions<\/strong>: political relations, art and architecture, post-Byzantine art, paleography, archaeology, and spiritual heritage. Special attention was given to <strong>Saint John Koukouzelis (1280-1336)<\/strong>, the Dyrrachium-born founder of Byzantine music.<\/p>\n<p>The conference concluded with a <strong>Byzantine music concert<\/strong> at the Cultural Center of the Cathedral, dedicated to Saint John Koukouzelis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-translation-note\"><em>\ud83d\udcdd Translation: AI<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- OCB_GALLERY_START --><\/p>\n<h3>Photos<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ocb-gallery\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orthodoxalbania.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/konferenca_i_nderkombetare_shqiperia_ne_periudhen_bizantine_nje_momentum_shkenco_02.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/orthodoxalbania.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/konferenca_i_nderkombetare_shqiperia_ne_periudhen_bizantine_nje_momentum_shkenco_02.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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