Stanislao Loffreda
The Rev. Stanislao Loffreda, O.F.M. | |
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| Born | 15 January 1932 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago Oriental Institute |
| Known for | Excavations at Capernaum, Machaerus, Herodium, Magdala and Tabgha |
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| Fields | Archaeology, Ceramology and Biblical studies |
| Institutions | Studium Biblicum Franciscanum |
Stanislao Loffreda, O.F.M., (born 15 January 1932) is an Italian Franciscan friar, archaeologist, Palestinian pottery expert and Bible scholar.
Father Loffreda belongs to the Italian Province of S. Giacomo nelle Marche. He was ordained as a priest in the Order of Friars Minor in 1956. He is licentiate in Holy Scripture and laureate in theology with biblical specialization, M. A. in archeology on the Oriental Institute of Chicago in 1967. He served as a professor of biblical archeology and topography of Jerusalem and the director of Studium Biblicum Franciscanum in Jerusalem (1978-1990). In years 1968-1991 he was a co-directore of the excavations at Capernaum by the Sea of Galilee; 1978-1981 on the hilltop palace of Machaerus in Jordan.[1]
Bibliography
Father Loffreda is the author of several books on archeological and historical topics. A selection follows:[2]
References
- ^ "Fr. Stanislao Loffreda ofm". March 30, 1998. Retrieved January 15, 2016
- ^ G. C. Bottini, L. Di Segni, L. D. Chrupcala. One Land – Many Cultures. Archaeological Studies in Honour of Stanislao Loffreda ofm (SBF Collectio maior, 41) (2003 ed.). Franciscan Printing Press. p. I-XII.
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