Nikollë Filja
Nikollë Filja (Italian: Nicola Figlia; 1691–1769) was an Arbëreshë Byzantine rite priest, and writer of the 18th century, who is known for his translations of biblical fragments into Arbëresh for children, as well as an Arbëreshë folklorist.[1] The Figlia (Filja) family is a known Arbëreshë one from Mezzojuso in Sicily, who were originally settlers from Filati in Chameria, today's northern Greece.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Mahmud Hysa (1995). Autorë dhe tekste nga letërsia e vjetër shqiptare. Flaka e vëllazërimit. p. 273. ISBN 978-9989-658-06-8.
Nikollë Filja (1691-1769) Nikollë Filja hyn në radhën e atyxe që bënë përp- jekje për shqipërimin e teksteve biblike për nevojat e fëmijëve arbëreshë. Po N. Filja në bazë të një dorë- shkrimi njihet edhe si mbledhës i folklorit
- ^ Manoscritto inedito del papàs Andrea Figlia (1764) [Unpublished manuscript of papàs Andrea Figlia (1764)] (in Italian), JEMI- Il portale per gli Arbëreshë, retrieved 2016-01-31,
Dal Paese de Figliati, così chiamato, che oggi si vede spopolato da qualche era nel 1400 essendo stato un paese grandissimo, e di nobiltà che sempre ha prodotto, e produce all'Albania buona, e bellicosa Gioventù, lo chè dagl'Officiali del Regimento a loro confinanti vi si attesta. Ne venne dunque la detta famiglia oggi di Figlia, che la maggior parte di loro si è stabilita in Mezzojuso, porzione nella Piana, ed altri anche in Puglia.
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