The Martyrs of Albania were a collective group of 38 individuals killed during the Communist regime in Albania from 1945 until 1974. The government of Albania enforced state atheism. All were born at various times between 1874 and 1935; the group included Albanians and Italians as well as one German. Each of these individuals, apart from four, were part of the religious life as either priests or religious and served as either missionaries or educators with a great deal spending their educational formation in Italian and Austrian cities.