Michele Ferrero (born 1967) is a
Catholic priest
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, born in
Cuneo
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It is located at 550 metres (1,804 ft) in ...
,
Italy
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,
Salesian of Don Bosco
The Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), formally known as the Society of Saint Francis de Sales (), is a religious congregation of men in the Catholic Church, founded in the late 19th century by Italian priest Saint John Bosco to help poor children du ...
, Professor of
Moral Theology
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and Classics, graduated from Taipei
Fu Jen Catholic University
Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU, FJCU or Fu Jen; or ) is a private Catholic university in Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1925 in Beijing at the request of Pope Pius XI and re-established in Taiwan in 1961 at ...
. Faculty of Theology. He is author of books and articles about
Taiwan
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,
China
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and moral theology. He holds a
doctoral degree
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in
theology
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and a degree in Classics ("Laurea in Lettere Classiche") from the State University of Torino (Italy). He has served in
Taiwan
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,
Hong Kong
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,
Shanghai
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,
Turin, Italy
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and
Jerusalem
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. He is the author of "The cultivation of virtue in
Matteo Ricci
Matteo Ricci, SJ (; la, Mattheus Riccius; 6 October 1552 – 11 May 1610), was an Italians, Italian Society of Jesus, Jesuit Priesthood in the Catholic Church, priest and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China missions. He create ...
's 'The true meaning of the Lord of Heaven'"(
Fu Jen Catholic University
Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU, FJCU or Fu Jen; or ) is a private Catholic university in Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1925 in Beijing at the request of Pope Pius XI and re-established in Taiwan in 1961 at ...
Press, Taipei, 2004), an important study on moral issues common to the Christian and the Confucian traditions.
He is currently teaching Latin and Western Classics at
Beijing Foreign Studies University
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. He works as Foreign Expert in Latin at the National Research Centre of Overseas Sinology of
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU; ), is a public university in Beijing, China. BFSU boasts the oldest language programs in China offering the largest number of foreign language majors on different educational levels. Located in Haidia ...
.
He wrote "Il Cardinale Zen. Rosso Speranza" (Torino, Elledici, 2007); "Tuo padre ed io ti cercavamo" (with R. Spataro, Jerusalem, Latin Patriarchate Printing Press, 2007); “Saint Paul educator to faith and love” (with R. Spataro, Latin Patriarchate Printing Press, Jerusalem, 2008), “Sinologia Spirituale”, LAS, Roma, 2011.
Among his other publications are “Il prato dell’arcobaleno”(Torino: LDC, 1991);“Dalla Selecta ex Christianis Latinis Scriptoribus di
don Bosco
John Melchior Bosco ( it, Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco; pms, Gioann Melchior Bòsch; 16 August 181531 January 1888), popularly known as Don Bosco , was an Italian Catholic priest, educator, writer and saint of the 19th century.
While working ...
alla “Corona Patrum” della SEI”, in: G. Proverbio (ed.), “Dum Docent Discunt. Per una Didattica delle Lingue Classiche”, Patron, Bologna, 2000; “Grano e riso”(Cuneo: Primalpe, 2002);“Ira e sacrificio nel Confucianesimo”, in: M. Marin – M. Mantovani, Ira e sacrificio : negazione del divino e dell'umano? LAS, Rome, 2004; "Education in
Confucianism
Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China. Variously described as tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or ...
", in: C. Desbouts - M. Mantovani, "Didattica delle scienze", Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Roma, 2010.
“Matteo Ricci, Cicerone e il concetto di «rito» nel confucianesimo”, in: Rivista liturgica 97, no. 2 (mar/apr 2010)
“The extraordinary experience of priesthood of Father Matteo Ricci (1552-1610)”, in: Caputa G. – Fox J., “Priests of Christ in the Church for the World”, Studium Theologicum Salesianum, Jerusalem, 2010.
“Chinese Classics in Matteo Ricci’s 天主实义 and its reception in Korea”, in: Korea University, “Chinese Classics and the culture of East Asia” (中国古代文化和东Asia, the book is in Korean, Chinese and English), Korea University Press, 2010.
“L’evoluzione storica della parola latina per “Cina”” , in Salesianum 4/2011.
His articles have appeared on periodicals of the following institutions: Salesian University, Rome;
Fudan University
Fudan University () is a national public research university in Shanghai, China. Fudan is a member of the C9 League, Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First Class University identified by the Ministry of Education of China. It is als ...
(“Religion, Ethics, Moral Concern”, 2003), Shanghai, Holy Spirit Seminary, Hong Kong (“Ching Feng”); Seminary of Torino (“Archivio Teologico Torinese).
In June 2011 he promoted the first conference on “The teaching of Latin language in Chinese universities” at the
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU; ), is a public university in Beijing, China. BFSU boasts the oldest language programs in China offering the largest number of foreign language majors on different educational levels. Located in Haidia ...
.
In 2012 was appointed director of "
Latinitas Sinica", Centre for Latin Language and Culture of
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU; ), is a public university in Beijing, China. BFSU boasts the oldest language programs in China offering the largest number of foreign language majors on different educational levels. Located in Haidia ...
.
In 2014 the Commercial Press published his Latin grammar for Chinese students: "拉丁语基础教程 Lingua Latina ad Sinenses Discipulos Accomodata" and in 2016 the Commercial Press published "1234 Sententiae, Proverbia et Sigla Latina".
He is also chief editor of the "Journal Of Latin Language And Culture".
References
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21st-century Italian Roman Catholic theologians
21st-century Italian Roman Catholic priests
1967 births
Living people
Fu Jen Catholic University alumni