Tarcisio Stramare (14 September 1928 – 20 March 2020) was an Italian

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, a biblical scholar, writer and teacher. He was considered one of the greatest international scholars of

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Biography

Stramare studied in

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and

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nas became religious of the Congregation of the

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, being ordained a priest in 1952. A learned scholar, already in the 1970s he was called to occupy the chair of

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at the

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and, subsequently, at the

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and at the Pontifical theological faculty "Marianum". He received some important assignments from the

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, both in the Pontifical Commission for the

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(since 1973) of which he was responsible for the editions of the text until his death as the Consultor of the Holy Congregation for the Causes of Saints. The testimony and reflections of Tarcisio Stramare have had, especially since the late nineties of the twentieth century, considerable media relevance, both through radio and television networks, national and international. Stramare himself appeared repeatedly in broad audience programs, some of which were broadcast by

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. He died on 20 March 2020, in Imperia, at the age of 91, of

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Tarcisio Stramare and Saint Joseph

Tarcisio Stramare has always had a deep interest in St. Joseph, making known the centrality of the figure and the role played in the divine mystery of

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. If we take into consideration the inseparable link existing between

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and Redemption, St. Joseph is highlighted thanks to the role played by Jesus' putative Father, as a true minister of Salvation. These approaches are at the basis of the theological line followed by

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in the apostolic exhortation Redemptoris Custos (1989). For Tarcisio Stramare the figure of St. Joseph, in the mystery of Salvation, therefore has, among the Saints, an importance second only to that of the

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.This and other information contained in the paragraph are taken from: Tarciso Stramare, Bibliotheca Sanctorum , Vol. VI, Roma, coll. 1251–1287, contained on the site
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Works

* St. Joseph in Sacred Scripture, in theology and in worship, Milan, Piemme, 1983. * Matthew for divorce? Study on Matthew 5, 32 and 19, 9, Brescia, Paideia, 1986. * St. Joseph in the mystery of God, Milan, Piemme, 1992. * The Holy Family in the Mystery of the Incarnation, Naples, EDI, 1994. * Jesus called him Father. Historical-doctrinal review on San Giuseppe, Rome,

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, 1997. * Gospel of the Mysteries of the Hidden Life of Jesus (Matthew and Luke I-II), Bornato in Franciacorta, Ed. Sardini, 1998. * The Theology of Divine Revelation (IV edition), Casale Monferrato, Ed. Portalupi, 2000. * Joseph called him Jesus, Casale Monferrato, Portalupi Editore, 2001. * The marriage of the Mother of God, Verona, Ed. Stimmatine, 2001. * Way of the cross. Following in the footsteps of the Redeemer, Rome, Vatican Publishing House, 2004. * St. Joseph "The keeper of the Redeemer" and the identity of the Church, Cinisello Balsamo, Edizioni San Paolo, 2005. * Scrutinize the Scriptures, Essays on exegesis and biblical theology, Bornato in Franciacorta, Ed. Sardini, 2006. * St. Joseph, the saint closest to Jesus, Turin, Elledici Editrice, 2008. * St. Joseph. Dignity, privileges, devotions, Camerata Piceno, Shalom, 2008. * St. Joseph in the Holy Fathers, in ecclesiastical writers and theologians up to San Bernardo, Naples, Italian Dominican Publishing House, 2009.

References

External links

* https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL260114A/Tarcisio_Stramare, on Open Library,

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* Interview with Tarcisio Stramare (2006) on the figure of Saint Joseph o
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Tarcisio Stramare and Saint Joseph

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