Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Has King Zog converted to Catholicism?

October 8, 1928

Viennese papers are reporting that rumors reaching Belgrade that Albanian King Zogu has "secretly embraced the Roman Catholic religion" as he is about to announce his marriage to a Catholic princess.
The dispatch reported that the baptism was performed by papal nuncio to Albania.

The bride-to-be is said to be Princess Giovanna of Savoy, although there are also rumors that Giovanna will marry King Boris III of Bulgaria.

King Zogu was raised in the Muslim faith.

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