Shtjefën Kurti was an Albanian Catholic priest who lived from 1898 to 1971. Born in Ferizaj, he received his theological training in several European cities, including Rome, before being ordained in 1924. Throughout his ministry, he served various parishes across Albania and Kosovo. He is primarily remembered for his steadfast adherence to his religious duties during a period of intense communist repression and state-enforced atheism in Albania, which eventually led to his arrest and execution.