Formula e pagëzimit
The formula e pagëzimit is the first written document in Albanian retrieved. The document is dated November 8, 1462, and is contained in a pastoral letter written in Latin by Archbishop Pal Engjëlli.
The sentence in Old Albanian is:
In modern Albanian it is: Unë të pagëzoj në emër të Atit, të Birit, e të Shpirtit të Shenjtë. In English it is: "I baptize thee in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit".
The document is held in the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence, Italy, where it was discovered in 1915 by Romanian scholar Nicolae Iorga.
Albanian scholar Xhevat Lloshi claim there were attempts to write Albanian in the 12th or 13th century.
