The Reverend Gilbert Luis R. Centina III OSA | |
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| Born | May 19, 1947 La Carlota, Negros Occidental, Philippines |
| Died | May 1, 2020 (aged 72) León, Spain |
| Occupation | Roman Catholic priest, author |
| Language | English, Spanish, Hiligaynon, Tagalog |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines, University of Santo Tomas |
| Genre | Fiction, poetry, nonfiction |
| Subject | Clericalism, Christian poetry, novels, and mysticism |
| Notable works | Rubrics and Runes, Glass of Liquid Truths, Somewhen, Triptych and Collected Poems, Getxo and Other Poems, "Diptych/Díptico" |
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Gilbert Luis Ramos Centina III, OSA (May 19, 1947 – May 1, 2020)[1] was a Filipino-American Catholic priest and poet who authored nine poetry books, two novels and a book of literary criticism.[2] He was a member of the Augustinians.
His works have been anthologized in Philippine high school and college textbooks[3] and published in the Philippines, Spain, Canada and the United States. Besides English, he also wrote in Spanish and in two Philippine languages, Hiligaynon and Tagalog. He received the Catholic Authors Award in 1996 from the Asian Catholic Publishers and the Archdiocese of Manila under Cardinal Jaime Sin.
For his body of poetic work in Spanish, he was posthumously awarded the Premio José Rizal de las Letras Filipinas after his death in 2020.[4][5]
- ^ "Augustinian Filipino Priest Succumbs to Coronavirus in Spain". ZENIT - English. 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- ^ 1974 Palanca Awards
- ^ "The Course Outline". Philippine Literature Page. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ Centina, Gilbert Luis R. III (January 6, 2021). "Gilbert Luis R. Centina III ganador del VI PREMIO JOSÉ RIZAL". Instituto Juan Andrés. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ Centina, Gilbert Luis R. III (January 4, 2021). "Hispano-Filipino Awards Given to Ilonggo Augustinian Poet in Madrid". Daily Guardian. Retrieved January 16, 2021.