Died 1769 | ||
Nikollë Filja (1691-1769), Italian: Nicola Figlia, was an Arbëreshë Byzantine rite priest, and writer of the 18th century, who is known for his translations of biblical fragments into the Arbëreshë language for children, as well as an Arbëreshë folklorist. 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.
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