
The Bucharest Bible (), also known as the Cantacuzino Bible, was the first complete
translation of the Bible into the Romanian language, published in
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
in 1688.
It was ordered and patronized by
Șerban Cantacuzino
Șerban Cantacuzino (), (1634/1640 – 29 October 1688) was a List of rulers of Wallachia, Prince of Wallachia between 1678 and 1688.
Biography
Șerban Cantacuzino was a member of the Romanian branch of the Cantacuzino family, Cantacuzino noble ...
, then-
ruler of Wallachia,
and overseen by
logothete Constantin Brâncoveanu.
See also
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Bible translations into Romanian
References
Further reading
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Constantin C. Giurescu, ''Istoria Bucureștilor. Din cele mai vechi timpuri pînă în zilele noastre'',
Editura pentru Literatură, Bucharest, 1966
External links
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1688 non-fiction books
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History of the Romanian language
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Bible
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Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
History of Christianity in Romania
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