[1][2] Santori was born on September 16, 1819, in Santa Caterina Albanese, an Arbëreshë town in the province of Cosenza, modern southern Italy.
The first work is a religious verse titled Rozhaari i S. Myriis Virgkiyry (English: Rosary of Virgin Mary, written in Albanian and published in 1849 in Cosenza.
The Sanctified Christian contains parts of Cuneus Prophetarum published in 1685 and written by Pjetër Bogdani, one of the most important writers of early Albanian literature.
[3] His plays include Jeroboam, a tragedy of biblical content and Alessio Dukagino a melodrama written between 1855 and 1860, recounting the life of Lekë Dukagjini, an Albanian prince who fought against the Ottoman Empire.
[1][3] The drama recounts the adventures of Emira, Kalina, Albenci, and Mirjani during a social revolt in Calabria, and the life in the Arbëreshë communities.
His short stories written in Albanian include: Brisandi Lletixja e Ulladheni, Emilja, Fëmija Pushtjerote, Filaredo, Gnidhja e Kusari, Kolluqi e Sorofina, Miloshini, Neomenia, Panaini e Dellja, Rosarja, and Virgjinia.
[1] Santori's works are written in an archaic form of Tosk Albanian and are generally more accessible to the audience despite his orthographic style.
[2] Common themes in Santori's works include rural life, the period of the League of Lezhë of Albanian history and the customs of Arbëreshë communities.