Prende was a goddess of love worshipped by the ancient Albanians. She was the wife of Perendi and referred to in Albanian legends as zoja e bukuris ("the queen of beauty"). When Albania became Christianized in the early Middle Ages, Prende became venerated as a minor saint. Perendi is the illyrian god of thunder and the consort of Prende. ... The historical phenomenon of Christianization, the conversion of individuals to Christianity or the conversion of entire peoples at once (a political shift as much as a spontaneous mass shift in individual consciences), also includes the practice of converting pagan cult practices, pagan religious imagery, pagan sites and the pagan calendar... A saint is a term to refer to someone who is a holy person. ...
The wife of Perendi, the Illyrian thunder-god, Prende is referred to in folktales and legends as the "queen of beauty" (zoja e bukuris).
After the Catholicization of the region, Prende was absorbed into the new church as a minor saint; as in pre-Christian days, her holy day always falls on a Friday.
Article "Prende" created on 03 March 1997; last modified on 11 July 1998 (Revision 2).
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