{"id":94623,"date":"2025-04-05T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orthodoxalbania.org\/2026\/2025\/04\/05\/04-05-agathopus-dhe-theodoulos-martiret-e-selanikut\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T18:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:35:09","slug":"04-05-agathopus-dhe-theodoulos-martiret-e-selanikut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orthodoxalbania.org\/2026\/2025\/04\/05\/04-05-agathopus-dhe-theodoulos-martiret-e-selanikut\/","title":{"rendered":"Agathopus dhe Theodoulos, Martir\u00ebt e Selanikut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- OA_BILINGUAL_SAINT_TEXT_20260601 source_filename=\"04_05_\u0391\u03b3\u03b1\u03b8\u03cc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2_\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9_\u0398\u03b5\u03cc\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2,_\u03bf\u03b9_\u039c\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03c5\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2_\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2_\u0398\u03b5\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03af\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2.txt\" lang=\"sq\" --><\/p>\n<article class=\"oa-saint-entry oa-saint-entry-textonly\" data-saint-month=\"04\" data-saint-day=\"05\" data-source-filename=\"04_05_\u0391\u03b3\u03b1\u03b8\u03cc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2_\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9_\u0398\u03b5\u03cc\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2,_\u03bf\u03b9_\u039c\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03c5\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2_\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2_\u0398\u03b5\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03af\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2.txt\">\n<header class=\"oa-saint-caption\">\n<h2>Agathopus dhe Theodoulos, Martir\u00ebt e Selanikut<\/h2>\n<p class=\"oa-saint-meta\">5 Prill \u00b7 Jet\u00eb Shenjtor\u00ebsh<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"oa-saint-body\">\n<p>Nj\u00eb unaz\u00eb me kryq u shfaq mrekullisht n\u00eb dor\u00ebn e t\u00eb riut Theodoulou n\u00eb gjum\u00eb, dhe me t\u00eb ai sh\u00ebroi t\u00eb s\u00ebmur\u00ebt dhe i \u00e7oi pagan\u00ebt te Krishti. Pran\u00eb tij q\u00ebndronte dhjaku i vjet\u00ebr Agathopus, i cili s\u00eb bashku predikonin pa frik\u00eb Ungjillin n\u00eb furin\u00eb e p\u00ebrndjekjes s\u00eb Dioklecianit. K\u00ebta dy klerik\u00eb jetonin n\u00eb Selanik dhe i sh\u00ebrbenin Kish\u00ebs s\u00eb Krishtit me p\u00ebrkushtim. Agathopi kishte arritur nj\u00eb mosh\u00eb t\u00eb shtyr\u00eb dhe shquhej p\u00ebr maturin\u00eb dhe devotshm\u00ebrin\u00eb e tij. Theodoulos, nj\u00eb lexues n\u00eb tempull, ishte i ri, i pash\u00ebm dhe vinte nga nj\u00eb familje t\u00eb krishter\u00ebsh t\u00eb devotsh\u00ebm. Ai kishte tre v\u00ebllez\u00ebr, Kapitonin, Mitrodorin dhe Filostorios, t\u00eb cil\u00ebt jetonin me t\u00eb nj\u00ebjt\u00ebn devotshm\u00ebri. Vizioni i unaz\u00ebs ishte nj\u00eb shenj\u00eb e martirizimit t\u00eb tij t\u00eb ardhsh\u00ebm p\u00ebr t\u00eb Kryq\u00ebzuarin. I riu e mbante vazhdimisht k\u00ebt\u00eb dhurat\u00eb dhe kudo q\u00eb takonte t\u00eb s\u00ebmur\u00eb, s\u00ebmundja e tyre largohej menj\u00ebher\u00eb me hirin e Kryqit. Shum\u00eb pagan\u00eb grek\u00eb, duke par\u00eb mrekullit\u00eb, besuan n\u00eb Krishtin dhe u pag\u00ebzuan. K\u00ebshtu, edhe para se t\u00eb vinte koha e martirizimit, Theodoulos ishte b\u00ebr\u00eb nj\u00eb instrument i duksh\u00ebm i hirit hyjnor dhe nj\u00eb en\u00eb e fuqis\u00eb s\u00eb Kryqit. Kur perandor\u00ebt Dioklecian dhe Maksimian filluan nj\u00eb persekutim kund\u00ebr t\u00eb krishter\u00ebve, nj\u00eb dekret arriti edhe n\u00eb Selanik. N\u00eb \u00e7do shesh vendoseshin instrumente torture, p\u00ebr t\u00eb trembur ata q\u00eb refuzonin t\u00eb b\u00ebnin flijime p\u00ebr idhujt. Shum\u00eb besimtar\u00eb u fsheh\u00ebn, t\u00eb tjer\u00eb u dor\u00ebzuan me guxim, nd\u00ebrsa disa u struk\u00ebn nga frika dhe mohuan Krishtin. Agathopus dhe Theodoulos, megjithat\u00eb, nuk u fsheh\u00ebn dhe nuk u qet\u00ebsuan n\u00eb koh\u00ebn m\u00eb t\u00eb ashp\u00ebr t\u00eb persekutimit. Ata q\u00ebndruan dit\u00eb e nat\u00eb brenda sht\u00ebpis\u00eb s\u00eb Zotit, duke u lutur p\u00ebr Kish\u00ebn dhe duke pritur n\u00eb paqe koh\u00ebn e rr\u00ebfimit t\u00eb tyre. Kur ushtar\u00ebt mor\u00ebn vesh p\u00ebr q\u00ebndrimin e tyre, i arrestuan dhe i fut\u00ebn n\u00eb burg. Sundimtari i qytetit n\u00eb at\u00eb koh\u00eb ishte Faustinos, i cili urdh\u00ebroi t&#x27;i sillnin n\u00eb oborrin e tij pa asnj\u00eb vones\u00eb. T\u00eb dy shenjtor\u00ebt u nis\u00ebn t\u00eb lumtur, duke mbajtur nj\u00ebri-tjetrin p\u00ebr dore, sikur t\u00eb shkonin n\u00eb nj\u00eb fest\u00eb. Ata b\u00ebrtisnin me guxim se jan\u00eb t\u00eb krishter\u00eb dhe nuk i frik\u00ebsohen vdekjes. Populli i shikonte me admirim teksa p\u00ebrparonin drejt hapit t\u00eb sundimtarit me fytyra t\u00eb ndritura dhe zemra t\u00eb pal\u00ebkundura. Faustino fillimisht donte ta tundonte t\u00eb riun, duke shpresuar se do ta p\u00ebrkulte m\u00eb leht\u00eb. Ai urdh\u00ebroi t\u00eb hiqeshin Agathopudas dhe thirri Theodoulos pran\u00eb tij me fjal\u00eb t\u00eb \u00ebmbla. Ai i premtoi dhurata, nderime dhe jet\u00eb t\u00eb lumtur, p\u00ebrderisa refuzoi besimin e krishter\u00eb dhe u flijua idhujve. Por i riu u p\u00ebrgjigj se prej koh\u00ebsh e kishte l\u00ebn\u00eb gabimin dhe i vinte keq p\u00ebr vet\u00eb gjykat\u00ebsin, i cili po e \u00e7onte shpirtin e tij drejt vdekjes s\u00eb p\u00ebrjetshme. I pranish\u00ebm ishte edhe prifti i Zeusit, Xenos, i cili e k\u00ebrc\u00ebnoi me tortura t\u00eb tmerrshme. D\u00ebshmori iu p\u00ebrgjigj se asnj\u00eb dhimbje nuk do ta p\u00ebrkul dhe asnj\u00eb premtim nuk do ta ndryshoj\u00eb. Kur Faustino i tha se nj\u00eb jet\u00eb e nderuar \u00ebsht\u00eb m\u00eb e mir\u00eb se nj\u00eb vdekje mizore, Theodoulos rr\u00ebfeu d\u00ebshir\u00ebn e tij p\u00ebr jet\u00ebn e p\u00ebrjetshme. Ai e p\u00ebr\u00e7moi me k\u00ebnaq\u00ebsi jet\u00ebn e shkurt\u00ebr, p\u00ebr t\u00eb marr\u00eb pjes\u00eb n\u00eb t\u00eb mirat qiellore pran\u00eb Krishtit. Ai tha se trupi i tij lodhet, por shpirti i tij do t\u00eb g\u00ebzohet p\u00ebrjet\u00ebsisht n\u00eb mbret\u00ebrin\u00eb e Per\u00ebndis\u00eb. Sundimtari u befasua nga guximi dhe temperamenti i rr\u00ebfimtarit t\u00eb ri dhe urdh\u00ebroi q\u00eb t\u00eb hiqej p\u00ebr pak koh\u00eb. Pastaj thirri Agathopudas dhe i tha me mashtrim se Theodoulos kishte pranuar t&#x27;u b\u00ebnte fli per\u00ebndive. Por dhjaku e kuptoi menj\u00ebher\u00eb mashtrimin dhe u p\u00ebrgjigj se me k\u00ebnaq\u00ebsi do t\u00eb flijonte vet\u00ebm p\u00ebr Per\u00ebndin\u00eb e v\u00ebrtet\u00eb dhe p\u00ebr Birin e tij Jisu Krisht. Me nj\u00eb z\u00eb t\u00eb qet\u00eb ai e pyeti sundimtarin se si i quan per\u00ebndi q\u00eb jan\u00eb b\u00ebr\u00eb nga dora e njeriut nga l\u00ebnda q\u00eb prishet. Idhujt nuk shohin, nuk ecin, madje as nuk mbrohen nga ata q\u00eb duan t&#x27;i shtypin. Vet\u00eb mjeshtrit i shesin p\u00ebr pak monedha dhe p\u00ebr monedha bakri t\u00eb pakta n\u00eb tregje. Faustino, nga frika se t\u00eb krishter\u00ebt e tjer\u00eb mund t\u00eb mb\u00ebshteteshin nga fjal\u00ebt e plakut, urdh\u00ebroi t&#x27;i \u00e7onin menj\u00ebher\u00eb n\u00eb burg. Nd\u00ebrsa ata p\u00ebrparuan, nj\u00eb mori njer\u00ebzish i ndiqnin me lot dhe lutje. T\u00eb tjer\u00eb ndiheshin keq p\u00ebr rinin\u00eb e Theodoulout dhe t\u00eb tjer\u00eb flok\u00ebt e bardh\u00eb t\u00eb Agathopou, duke u k\u00ebrkuar atyre t\u00eb ndryshonin mendje. Por shenjtor\u00ebt vazhduan n\u00eb heshtje, pa iu p\u00ebrgjigjur asnj\u00eb bindjeje apo k\u00ebrc\u00ebnimi. Brenda qelis\u00eb s\u00eb err\u00ebt ata u lut\u00ebn me p\u00ebrul\u00ebsi dhe bashkuan jet\u00ebn e tyre me t\u00eb d\u00ebnuarit q\u00eb ndodheshin aty. N\u00eb mesnat\u00eb martir\u00ebt u forcuan nga shfaqjet hyjnore dhe lavd\u00ebruan Krishtin me ngaz\u00ebllim. Ata lan\u00eb fytyr\u00ebn dhe duart me uj\u00eb dhe ran\u00eb n\u00eb tok\u00eb duke u falur s\u00eb bashku. Ata lavd\u00ebruan Per\u00ebndin\u00eb q\u00eb krijoi bot\u00ebn e dukshme dhe vendosi rrjedh\u00ebn e trupave qiellor\u00eb p\u00ebr t\u00eb mir\u00ebn e njer\u00ebzve. Ata iu lut\u00ebn Krijuesit q\u00eb t&#x27;i forconte q\u00eb t\u00eb mund t&#x27;i duronin me guxim torturat dhe t\u00eb arrinin n\u00eb mbret\u00ebrin\u00eb e qiejve. Bashk\u00eb t\u00eb burgosurit e tyre, t\u00eb cil\u00ebt ishin burgosur p\u00ebr krime t\u00eb r\u00ebnda, ran\u00eb n\u00eb k\u00ebmb\u00ebt e tyre duke k\u00ebrkuar pendim dhe shp\u00ebtimin e shpirtrave t\u00eb tyre. Jasht\u00eb burgut njer\u00ebzit thyen dyert dhe hyn\u00eb, duke d\u00ebgjuar me padurim fjal\u00ebt e sh\u00ebrb\u00ebtor\u00ebve t\u00eb Per\u00ebndis\u00eb. At\u00ebher\u00eb Eupsychios, nj\u00eb sh\u00ebrb\u00ebtor i zellsh\u00ebm i idhujve, vrapoi te gjenerali dhe e paralajm\u00ebroi at\u00eb se shum\u00eb po braktisnin adhurimin e idhujve. Faustino u t\u00ebrbua dhe d\u00ebrgoi ushtar\u00eb p\u00ebr t\u00eb sjell\u00eb menj\u00ebher\u00eb para tij dy rr\u00ebfimtar\u00ebt. Kur u paraqit\u00ebn, ai e pyeti Teodolin n\u00ebse nuk e dinte q\u00eb perandor\u00ebt jan\u00eb zot\u00ebr t\u00eb gjith\u00eb bot\u00ebs. Martiri u p\u00ebrgjigj se ai i bindet Zotit t\u00eb qiellit dhe refuzon \u00e7do urdh\u00ebr n\u00eb kund\u00ebrshtim me Krijuesin e t\u00eb gjitha gj\u00ebrave. Sundimtari e pyeti se kush e krijoi qiellin dhe shenjtori rr\u00ebfeu se Krijuesi i gjith\u00e7kaje \u00ebsht\u00eb Zoti i Plotfuqish\u00ebm dhe Biri i tij, Fjala e Atit. Kur Faustino u tall me Kryqin, martiri tregoi nj\u00eb pasion vullnetar, Ngjalljen dhe Ngjitjen e Zotit. Sundimtari urdh\u00ebroi q\u00eb t\u00eb riun t\u00eb zhvishej lakuriq dhe t\u00eb p\u00ebrgatitej tortura, nd\u00ebrsa predikuesi i k\u00ebrkoi t\u00eb flijonte. Por Theodoulos u p\u00ebrgjigj se ata po i heqin rrobat, por nuk do t&#x27;ia heqin kurr\u00eb besimin n\u00eb Zot. Ata soll\u00ebn para tij ish-t\u00eb krishter\u00eb q\u00eb u ishin dor\u00ebzuar torturave dhe u flijuan idhujve. Shenjtit i erdhi keq p\u00ebr ta dhe i tha sundimtarit se ai mundi vet\u00ebm t\u00eb dob\u00ebtit, nd\u00ebrsa ushtar\u00ebt trima t\u00eb Krishtit nuk do t\u00eb p\u00ebrkulet kurr\u00eb. Ai e sfidoi at\u00eb t\u00eb shpikte mjete edhe m\u00eb t\u00eb ashpra, n\u00eb m\u00ebnyr\u00eb q\u00eb t\u00eb tregohej fuqia e besimit. Pastaj Faustino i k\u00ebrkoi atij q\u00eb t&#x27;i dor\u00ebzonte librat e shenjt\u00eb t\u00eb t\u00eb krishter\u00ebve n\u00eb duart e tij. D\u00ebshmori nuk pranoi me k\u00ebmb\u00ebngulje dhe tha se ia dor\u00ebzon trupin e tij vuajtjeve, por kurr\u00eb tekstet e shenjta p\u00ebr t\u00eb paudh\u00ebt. Sundimtari e \u00e7oi n\u00eb vendin e ekzekutimit, q\u00eb t\u00eb mos kishte frik\u00eb nga kama e zhveshur. Kur Teodoli pa shpat\u00ebn e ngritur mbi kok\u00eb, nuk u zmbraps p\u00ebr asnj\u00eb \u00e7ast. Ai ngriti z\u00ebrin dhe p\u00ebrl\u00ebvdoi Per\u00ebndin\u00eb dhe Atin e Zotit Jisu Krisht, i cili pranoi t\u00eb vuante p\u00ebr shp\u00ebtimin e bot\u00ebs. Ai uli kok\u00ebn gati p\u00ebr t\u00eb pranuar vdekjen, por sundimtari e ndaloi ekzekutimin, duke mos dashur t&#x27;ia jepte leht\u00eb kuror\u00ebs. M\u00eb pas ai iu drejtua Agathopudas dhe e pyeti se \u00e7far\u00eb lidhje farefisnore e lidh me t\u00eb riun. Dhjaku u p\u00ebrgjigj se ata nuk kan\u00eb lidhje gjaku, por i bashkon besimi dhe e nj\u00ebjta dashuri p\u00ebr Krishtin. Sundimtari e qortoi se, duke qen\u00eb plak, po t\u00ebrhiqej drejt vdekjes si i ri. Por shenjtori u p\u00ebrgjigj se sa m\u00eb shum\u00eb t\u00eb rritet, aq m\u00eb shum\u00eb duhet t\u00eb luftoj\u00eb p\u00ebr Per\u00ebndin\u00eb e tij. Madje ai luajti dhe Theodoulos, i cili n\u00eb rinin\u00eb e tij q\u00ebndron trim\u00ebrisht n\u00eb rr\u00ebfimin e besimit t\u00eb v\u00ebrtet\u00eb. Faustino iu drejtua t\u00eb riut dhe i tha t\u00eb mos e \u00e7onte fjal\u00ebt e plakut p\u00ebr vdekje t\u00eb padrejt\u00eb. Theodoulos u p\u00ebrgjigj se, megjith\u00ebse i ri n\u00eb vite, ai njeh t\u00eb nj\u00ebjtin Zot dhe \u00ebsht\u00eb gati t\u00eb d\u00ebshmoj\u00eb s\u00eb bashku me shokun e tij. Me urdh\u00ebr t\u00eb gjykat\u00ebsit ata u lidh\u00ebn p\u00ebrs\u00ebri dhe u d\u00ebrguan n\u00eb burg, nd\u00ebrsa lavd\u00ebruan Zotin p\u00ebr fitoren ndaj djallit. Miqt\u00eb e tyre i rrethuan me lot dhe vajtime dhe Theodoulos i pyeti me buz\u00ebqeshje pse po qanin. Ai u tha se duhet t\u00eb vajtojn\u00eb p\u00ebr gjendjen e tyre dhe jo p\u00ebr martir\u00ebt q\u00eb po shkojn\u00eb drejt s\u00eb mir\u00ebs. Nj\u00eb ushtar i lidhi me zinxhir\u00eb me zinxhir\u00eb hekuri dhe i mbylli n\u00eb nj\u00eb qeli t\u00eb brendshme n\u00eb m\u00ebnyr\u00eb q\u00eb askush t\u00eb mos mund t&#x27;i afrohej. Nat\u00ebn ata luteshin q\u00eb Zoti t&#x27;i forconte deri n\u00eb fund t\u00eb luft\u00ebs s\u00eb tyre. Krishti filantropik u d\u00ebrgoi t\u00eb dyve t\u00eb nj\u00ebjtin vizion n\u00eb gjum\u00eb, p\u00ebr fundin e tyre t\u00eb ardhsh\u00ebm. Ata e pan\u00eb veten n\u00eb nj\u00eb anije, t\u00eb cil\u00ebn po e p\u00ebrzinte nj\u00eb stuhi e fort\u00eb. Nj\u00eb pjes\u00eb e pasagjer\u00ebve ishin duke u mbytur, t\u00eb tjer\u00ebt po notonin, nd\u00ebrsa ata vet\u00eb u shp\u00ebtuan nga nj\u00eb kapiten dhe t\u00eb veshur me t\u00eb bardha u ngjit\u00ebn n\u00eb nj\u00eb mal t\u00eb lart\u00eb drejt qiellit. Kur u zgjuan, ata ia treguan vegimin nj\u00ebri-tjetrit dhe u mrekulluan nga pajtimi i tij. Ata e kuptuan se s\u00eb bashku do t\u00eb kalonin detin e vuajtjeve dhe do t\u00eb arrinin lavdin\u00eb e parajs\u00ebs. Ata me lot fal\u00ebnderuan Sundimtarin e mir\u00eb t\u00eb jet\u00ebs s\u00eb tyre p\u00ebr zbulimin e kurorave t\u00eb tyre. N\u00eb m\u00ebngjes roja hyri n\u00eb qeli dhe u njoftoi se gjenerali po i th\u00ebrriste p\u00ebrs\u00ebri. Ata b\u00ebn\u00eb shenj\u00ebn e kryqit dhe dol\u00ebn me zinxhir\u00eb, duke ndjekur ushtar\u00ebt deri n\u00eb podium. Rreth tyre u mblodh\u00ebn turma t\u00eb njohurish n\u00eb zi, duke par\u00eb se i priste vdekja e sigurt. Theodoulos u kthye me nj\u00eb fytyr\u00eb t\u00eb ndritur dhe u tha atyre t\u00eb g\u00ebzohen, sepse martir\u00ebt po luftojn\u00eb p\u00ebr Zotin e v\u00ebrtet\u00eb. N\u00eb gjykat\u00ebn e tret\u00eb ata nuk u p\u00ebrgjigj\u00ebn gj\u00eb tjet\u00ebr ve\u00e7se se jan\u00eb t\u00eb krishter\u00eb dhe t\u00eb gatsh\u00ebm p\u00ebr \u00e7do martirizim. Faustino me fytyr\u00eb t\u00eb vrenjtur dha vendimin p\u00ebrfundimtar q\u00eb ata t\u00eb hidheshin n\u00eb det. Ushtar\u00ebt lidh\u00ebn duart pas shpine dhe var\u00ebn gur\u00eb t\u00eb r\u00ebnd\u00eb n\u00eb qaf\u00eb. I hip\u00ebn n\u00eb nj\u00eb vark\u00eb, nd\u00ebrsa n\u00eb breg u mblodh\u00ebn miqt\u00eb dhe t\u00eb af\u00ebrmit me lot dhe bekim. Sundimtari i tyre u dhimbs n\u00eb m\u00ebnyr\u00eb njer\u00ebzore dhe u d\u00ebrgoi Fulvius me mesazhe kompromisi. Ai sugjeroi q\u00eb t\u00eb hidhnin pak temjan n\u00eb altar\u00eb dhe t\u00eb shp\u00ebtonin jet\u00ebn e tyre. Por shenjtor\u00ebt nuk pranuan asgj\u00eb dhe vazhduan t\u00eb th\u00ebrrisnin Krishtin deri n\u00eb fund. Pastaj u p\u00ebrgatit\u00ebn t\u00eb hidhnin n\u00eb det fillimisht plakun Agathopoudas, i cili tashm\u00eb kishte arritur n\u00eb fund t\u00eb rrug\u00ebs. Ai ngriti syt\u00eb drejt qiellit dhe thirri me z\u00eb t\u00eb lart\u00eb se ky pag\u00ebzim i dyt\u00eb pastron t\u00eb gjitha m\u00ebkatet e tyre. Ai shtoi se k\u00ebshtu ata arrijn\u00eb t\u00eb past\u00ebr pran\u00eb Krishtit Jisu, i cili i pret n\u00eb mbret\u00ebrin\u00eb e tij. Me k\u00ebto fjal\u00eb e hodh\u00ebn n\u00eb dallg\u00eb dhe menj\u00ebher\u00eb m\u00eb pas u hodh edhe i riu Theodoulos. K\u00ebshtu ata p\u00ebrfunduan martirizimin e tyre dhe mor\u00ebn nga dora e Zotit kuror\u00ebn e fitores. Deti pranoi trupat e shenjtor\u00ebve dhe n\u00eb t\u00eb nj\u00ebjt\u00ebn koh\u00eb i nxori n\u00eb breg pa zinxhir\u00eb dhe gur\u00eb. T\u00eb af\u00ebrmit dhe t\u00eb njohurit mor\u00ebn lipsanin e shenjt\u00eb dhe i varros\u00ebn me nder e nderim. Pas ca koh\u00ebsh Sh\u00ebn Theoduli iu shfaq familjes s\u00eb tij me nj\u00eb fytyr\u00eb rrezatuese dhe nj\u00eb uniform\u00eb t\u00eb bardh\u00eb. Ai urdh\u00ebroi q\u00eb e gjith\u00eb pasuria e tij t&#x27;u shp\u00ebrndahej t\u00eb varf\u00ebrve, jetim\u00ebve dhe t\u00eb vejave t\u00eb qytetit. Ato p\u00ebrfunduan n\u00eb dit\u00ebn e pest\u00eb t\u00eb muajit prill, duke p\u00ebrl\u00ebvduar n\u00eb qiell Atin dhe Birin dhe Shpirtin e Shenjt\u00eb. Kujtimi i tyre mbetet n\u00eb Kish\u00eb nj\u00eb burim i pashtersh\u00ebm ngush\u00ebllimi dhe guximi p\u00ebr \u00e7do shpirt besnik.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nj\u00eb unaz\u00eb me kryq u shfaq mrekullisht n\u00eb dor\u00ebn e t\u00eb riut Theodoulou n\u00eb gjum\u00eb, dhe me t\u00eb ai sh\u00ebroi t\u00eb s\u00ebmur\u00ebt dhe i \u00e7oi pagan\u00ebt te Krishti. 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