Symbolism Themes throughout the decoration include words from the liturgy.

This was because Church Slavonic was used directly in liturgy instead.

Meshari (The Missal) by Gjon Buzuku, published in 1555, is considered the first literary work of written Albanian.

If this rhetoric sounds familiar, it's because it has affected the old continent, when in times of crisis, in a cyclical pattern for centuries.

Another major issue of concern was the language of liturgy since the conversion of the Slavs by Cyril and Methodius in the previous century, the Slavic church was accustomed to use Slavonic rather than Latin for its church services.

In early April, a funeral at St. Mark s Cathedral (the seat of the Coptic Church in Cairo) for four Christians killed in sectarian riots days earlier descended into chaos, with thousands of mourners attacked as they tried to leave after the service.