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Bucharest Bible

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Caption showing pages 446-447 of the book, specifically the Book of Proverbs 27:14 - 30:33

The Bucharest Bible (Romanian: Biblia de la București), also known as the Cantacuzino Bible, was the first complete translation of the Bible into the Romanian language, published in Bucharest in 1688.[1][2] It was ordered and patronized by Șerban Cantacuzino, then-ruler of Wallachia,[1] and overseen by logothete Constantin Brâncoveanu.[citation needed]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Leşcu, Christine (22 July 2017). "The First Romanian Translation of the Old Testament". Radio Romania International. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  2. ^ Deletant, Dennis (1982). "Rumanian Presses and Printing in the Seventeenth Century: I". The Slavonic and East European Review. 60 (4): 481–499. ISSN 0037-6795.

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