Vasco do Rego
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Fr. Vasco do Rego SJ (8 January 1925 – 17 February 2021)
Role played
Rego is credited with playing an important role in translating the Old Testament into Konkani.[2]
Konkani sacred music
Writing in the Herald newspaper, journalist Melvyn Misquita says it was a "humiliating experience" that led Rego to compose "Goa's first Konkani Carol in 1963 and hundreds of original Konkani hymns, including a lengthy 18-verse hymn on St Francis Xavier".[3] Fr. Rego contributed many hymns in the Gaionancho Jhelo.
In January 2015, at the time of the canonisation of
The site song-from-goa.at[6] has a number of sheet-music versions of the work of Rego.
In March 2016, the nonagenarian Rego was credited with being one of the four - two priests, and as many musicians: Fr Ubald Fernandes, Fr Vasco Rego SJ,
Recognition
In
Long-time Jesuit
He has been a member of the
Rego was the Rector of Goa's famed
Rego is the grandson of Roque and Claudina Correia Afonso, a couple who had seven priests among their 52 grandchildren.[9] His brother is Fernando do Rego.
First awardee
He was the first awardee, in 2005, of the
References
- ^ "Crusader of Konknni Fr Vasco do Rego sj Left for His Heavenly Abode". Mangalorean. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "A priest for all seasons". TimesOfIndia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ Misquita, Melvyn. "The Sound Of Konkani Gospel Music". heraldgoa.in. Herald. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ Fernandes, Paul. "Konkani hymn ends multilingual ceremony". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India.
- ^ "Mass for Canonisation of Joseph Vaz, with Pope Francis 14 January 2015". YouTube. Catholic Sat. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ de Noronha, Lourenço. "GOENCHIM KOKNNI GAIONAM, CANÇÕES GOESAS EM KONKANI, SONGS FROM GOA IN KONKAN". songs-from-goa.at. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ Goanews, Newsdesk. "Bhosle's 'Enemy?' bags National Award for Konkani film". Goanews. Goanews (Sandesh Prabhudesai). Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ Paladka, Ancy. "Rev. Fr. Vasco do Rego, S.J baggs Dalgado Puroskar 2005". konkanuae.com. KonkanUAE. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ a b do Rego, Fernando. "A Tribute at Eighty-Eight". Goanet News. Goanet Reader. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
External links
- Talk by Fr Vasco do Rego, SJ. Konkani-English (audio)
- Fr Vasco Rego SJ speaks at DKA, Goa, India. By Clive D'Souza. (Video)
- Priest Awarded For Work In Promoting Konkani Through Roman Script
- A Tribute at Eighty-Eight (Fernando do Rego, Panjim). Goanet Reader
- Nazaretkar Jezu, book co-authored by Rego
- Sonvsarak Jezu Diat, book authored by Rego