Luca Matranga | |
|---|---|
 E Mbësuame e Krështerë / La Dottrina Cristiana Albanese (The Albanian Christian Doctrine), Piana degli Albanesi – Rome 1592. | |
| Native name | Lekë Matrënga |
| Church | Sant'Atanasio, Piana degli Albanesi Cathedral |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1591 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1569 |
| Died | 6 May 1619 (aged 49) |
| Denomination | Italo-Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church |
| Occupation | Priest, Translator, Author, Poet |
| Education | The College of St. Athanasius |
Luca Matranga (Albanian: Lekë Matrënga; 18 May 1569[1] – 6 May 1619) was an Arbëresh writer and Catholic priest of Byzantine rite in the Albanian community of Sicily.[2][3] He is regarded as one of the most important authors of Old Albanian literature, as his work contains the oldest written text of Albanian in the diaspora.
- ^ Matteo Mandalà (2000). Jeta dhe vepra e Lekë Matrëngës (sipas të dhënave të reja arkivore dhe bibliografike). In: "Studime Filologjike," 1–2, Tiranë, p. 84–91
- ^ Elsie, Robert (2010). Historical Dictionary of Albania. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810861886.
- ^ "Robert Elsie: Albanian Literature in Translation". Archived from the original on 25 September 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2009.