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José Petisco
José Miguel Petisco ( Ledesma, Salamanca, September 28, 1724 – ''ibid.'', January 27, 1800) was a Spanish Jesuit and Hellenist, known as one of the first Catholics to translate the entire Bible into Spanish, serving as a foundation for the Torres Amat Bible. José Miguel Petisco joined the Society of Jesus on September 29, 1738, at the novitiate in Villagarcía de Campos (Valladolid). He was ordained as a priest in 1747 and taught Grammar for three years in Medina del Campo. He began teaching philosophy in Pamplona when, at the suggestion of Father Francisco Rábago, he traveled to the Jesuit college in Lyon on a scholarship from the Spanish government to specialize in Greek and Hebrew, or, as his friend the linguist Lorenzo Hervás y Panduro put it, “to specialize in all kinds of literature.” He stayed there from 1751 to 1754. Afterward, he taught rhetoric and Greek and Hebrew at the Jesuit college in Villagarcía for six years, Controversies at the English College in Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ledesma (Salamanca)
Ledesma may refer to: People Arts *Alan Ledesma (actor) (1977–2008), Mexican actor *Blas de Ledesma (17th century), Spanish painter *Clara Ledesma (1924–1999), Dominican painter *Inda Ledesma (1926–2010), Argentine actress and theater director *Ish Ledesma (born 1952), Cuban-American musician *José de Ledesma (1630–1670), Spanish painter *Kuh Ledesma (born 1955), Filipino jazz vocalist *Roberto Ledesma (poet) (1901–1966), Argentinian poet *Roberto Ledesma (singer) (born 1924), Cuban singer Public affairs *Antonio Ledesma (born 1943), Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines *Antonio Ledesma Jayme (1854–1937), Filipino lawmaker *Fernando Ledesma (politician) (born 1939), Spanish politician *Jesús Ledesma Aguilar (1963–2006), Mexican national executed in Texas *Ramiro Ledesma Ramos (1905–1936), Spanish politician Sports *Aaron Ledesma (born 1971), American professional baseball player *Alan Ledesma (footballer) (born 1998), Argentine footballer *Ángel Ledesma (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |