Antonio Maria Ceriani
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Antonio Maria Ceriani | |
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| Born | May 2, 1828 Ambrosian Library |
| Title | Monsignor |
Antonio Maria Ceriani (May 2, 1828 – March 2, 1907) was an Italian prelate,
Syriacist
, and scholar.
Ceriani was born at
medical doctor turned liturgical scholar, John Wickham Legg
.
Ceriani discovered the
Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch
and also a Syriac translation of the fifth column of the Septuagint as preserved in Origen's Hexapla—a photographic edition in 7 volumes, Monumenta sacra et profana, Codex syrohexaplaris Ambrosianus, Milan 1861–1874.
Ceriani died at Milan in 1907, leaving as his principal scholarly heir
Pius XI
.
A cause for Ceriani's beatification was formally opened on November 12, 1946, and he was given the title Servant of God.[1]
References
- ^ Index ac status causarum beatificationis servorum dei et canonizationis beatorum (in Latin). Typis polyglottis vaticanis. January 1953. p. 24.
External links
- Ceriani, Antonio Maria Biography—Associazione Italiana Biblioteche (in Italian)
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