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- 1 2 3 Shkreli, Artan (4 May 2012). "Kisha e Shen Prokopit". Gazeta Shqip.
...aty nga viti 1787 bargjinollët mirënjohës ndaj ndihmës së ortodoksëve në mbrojtjen e Tiranës nga Kurt Pasha i Beratit, lejuan ndërtimin e kishës kushtuar shenjtit Prokop.
Ndërtimi më 1874 i kishës së Evangjelizmosë brenda në Tiranë (aty ku sot është Hotel Tirana) shenjoi të ardhmen e Kishës së vjetër të Shën Prokopit. Fluksi i besimtarëve ra pasi tani përballohej nga kisha e re dhe qetësia që pllakosi mbi Shën Prokopin thyhej vetëm të kremtet e mëdha dhe në ditën e shënuar të pajtorit, më 8 korrik. - ↑ Beduli 1997
- ↑ "Veliaj: Kisha e Shën Prokopit dhe Liqeni do të kthehen në identitet". Gazeta Shqip. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
