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Luca Matranga
Arbëresh writer and Catholic priest / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Luca Matranga (Albanian: Lekë Matrënga; 18 May 1569[1] – 6 May 1619) was an Arbëresh writer and Catholic priest of Byzantine rite in the Albanian community of Sicily.[2][3] He is regarded as one of the most important authors of Old Albanian literature, as his work contains the oldest written text of Albanian in the diaspora.
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![]() E Mbësuame e Krështerë / La Dottrina Cristiana Albanese (The Albanian Christian Doctrine), Piana degli Albanesi – Rome 1592. | |
Native name | Lekë Matrënga |
Church | Sant'Atanasio, Piana degli Albanesi Cathedral |
Diocese | Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi |
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Ordination | 1591 |
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Born | (1569-05-18)18 May 1569 |
Died | 6 May 1619(1619-05-06) (aged 49) |
Denomination | Italo-Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church |
Occupation | Priest, Translator, Author, Poet |
Education | The College of St. Athanasius |
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