{"product_id":"albanian-orthodox-white-mug","title":"Albanian Orthodox Christian Coffee Mug","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Albanian Orthodox Church represents one of the most remarkable stories of faith, survival and resurrection in the entire history of Christianity. Albania holds the tragic distinction of being the first officially atheist state in the world, proclaimed by the communist dictator Enver Hoxha in 1967, when all churches, mosques and religious institutions were closed, many destroyed, and the practice of any religion was made illegal under penalty of imprisonment and death. The Orthodox Church of Albania, which had been autocephalous since 1937, was virtually eliminated during this period with its clergy killed, imprisoned or exiled. Yet when communism fell in 1991 the faith re-emerged from its underground survival with extraordinary vitality, largely through the work of Archbishop Anastasios of Albania, a Greek missionary bishop who arrived to find barely a handful of priests remaining and rebuilt the entire church from nothing, ordaining hundreds of clergy, building churches, monasteries and schools and transforming the Albanian Orthodox Church into one of the most vibrant and mission-minded churches in the Orthodox world. The Albanian people have a Christian heritage stretching back to the early centuries of the Church and saints including Saint Astius of Dyrrachium martyred in the 2nd century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The gates of hell shall not prevail against it.\" (Matthew 16:18)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eO Lord Jesus Christ, who didst preserve a remnant of the faithful in Albania through decades of the most severe atheist persecution in history and didst raise up thy Church again from what seemed like total destruction, through the prayers of all the Albanian martyrs and confessors, bless and protect the Albanian Orthodox people and their reborn Church. Amen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis mug makes a meaningful gift for baptisms, name days, Albanian Orthodox feast days, Easter, Christmas or any occasion where the extraordinary survival and resurrection of the Albanian Orthodox Church and faith is honoured and celebrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePremium 11oz ceramic mug\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWraparound dye-sublimation print, vivid and long-lasting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDishwasher and microwave safe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC-handle for comfortable grip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead and BPA-free\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted on demand with care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUK orders fulfilled locally in the United Kingdom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUS orders fulfilled locally in the United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEU orders fulfilled locally in Europe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA daily reminder of faith, for yourself or someone you love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Orthodox Market","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":57511640990079,"sku":"52459425714999016024","price":18.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0903\/9138\/0351\/files\/15211943424933939034_2048.jpg?v=1780006022","url":"https:\/\/theorthodoxmarket.com\/products\/albanian-orthodox-white-mug","provider":"TheOrthodoxMarket","version":"1.0","type":"link"}