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Gabriele Allegra (Chinese: 雷永明, 26 December 1907 – 26 January 1976) was a Franciscan friar and Biblical scholar. He is best known for accomplishing the first complete translation of the Bible into the Chinese language .
Jan 26, 2018 · Blessed Gabriele Allegra (1907–1976) Known as “the St. Jerome of China”, Fr. Gabriele was born Dec. 26, 1907 in a village in the province of Catania, Sicily, and entered the Order as a youth of 16.
Jan 25, 2024 · After a life spent in ecumenical contact with the other Christian religions present in China, Br Gabriele died on the 26th January, 1976. On the 14th January, 1984, the cause for his beatification was introduced in Hong Kong.
Sep 30, 2021 · Blessed Fr. Gabriele Allegra was an Italian Franciscan missionary and a talented Biblical scholar. Above all, the Saint-to-be was notable for his lifelong dedication to translating the Bible from its original texts into Chinese.
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Oct 1, 2012 · Blessed Fr. Gabriele M. Allegra, a missionary in China, humble and holy, strong in faith. The beatification of Franciscan who translated the Bible into Chinese took place before the Cathedral...
Born on 26 December 1907, Blessed Father Gabriele Maria Allegra was an Italian Franciscan priest, who translated the entire Bible into Chinese for the first time and who was also a student and YCW chaplain in Singapore.
Jan 26, 2024 · On the day of our Custody’s autonomy, 25 April 2023, OFM Minister General Friar Massimo Fusarelli presented me with a relic of Blessed Gabriele Allegra, who was named as the copatron of our Custody, together with St Anthony of Padua.
