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Who Did the First Translation of the Italian Bible?
Many think that Martin Luther (1483-1546) was the first to promote the translation of the Holy Texts into the various national languages. In fact, the first Italian version of the Bible was printed in 1471 by a Camaldolense monk: Nicolò Malermi. In the first decades of the fifteenth century, the translation of Antonio Brucioli, the first layman to have ventured into this undertaking, was also a success. For the types of Lucantonio Giunti, the humanist first published a translation of the Gospels: it immediately spread, thanks to the small size that allowed to market the work in pocket formats, and…
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Why Does the Date for Easter Change Each Year?
Easter is the most important feast for Christians. and etymologically means “step” or “passage”. What is behind this term? Why do we eat lamb at Holy Week? Why is this solemnity associated with eggs? And why is the date of Easter not fixed like Christmas, but changed from year to year? What are the reference texts that allow us to understand what happened on this day? And again: why does the Pope give the blessing “Urbi et orbi” on Easter day? These and other questions are answered by a beautiful article in the weekly Famiglia Christiana. Read it here..
