Pal Dushmani

Pal Dushmani (died 1457) was an Albanian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Life

A member of the Dushmani family he was born in northern Albania in the late 14th century. In a 1427 papal document he is mentioned as Bishop of Pult.[1] Between 1440 and 1443 he was pastor in Trevizo.[2] From 1443 to 1446 he held the bishopric of Shas, while in 1446 he became Bishop of Drisht.

In July 1452 Pope Nicholas V sent Pal Dushmani to settle the conflict between Lekë Dukagjini and Skanderbeg.[3]

He authored several short biographies and chronicles of contemporary events. Pal Dushmani died in 1457.[4]

Sources

  1. ↑ Sinani, Shaban. "Statutet e drishtit dhe e drejta urbane në periudhën arbërore" (in Albanian). Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  2. ↑ Bešić, Zarij M. (1970), Istorija Crne Gore / 2. Crna gora u doba oblasnih gospodara. (in Serbian), Titograd: Redakcija za istoiju Crne Gore, p. 328, OCLC 175122851, Двије године касније постао је крајин-ски митрополит Павле Душман, Млечанима добро познат као парох у Тревизу (1440), епископ у Свачу (1443) и, на крају, епископ у Дривасту (1446).
  3. ↑ Spomenik, Volumes 95-97 (in Serbian). Serbian Academy of Science and Arts. 1942. p. xv. Retrieved 2 February 2012. Рим, јули 1452: Папа Никола V шаље Павла Душмана, бискупа у Дривасту, да изравна спор између Скендербега и Дукађина
  4. ↑ Bešić, Zarij M. (1970), Istorija Crne Gore / 2. Crna gora u doba oblasnih gospodara. (in Serbian), Titograd: Redakcija za istoiju Crne Gore, p. 328, OCLC 175122851, И против њега је 1457. год. наређено исљеђење, до кога није ни дошло, јер јеПавле Душман исте године умро