Luca Matranga
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 – 6 May 1619) was an Arbëresh writer and Catholic priest of Byzantine rite in the Albanian community of Sicily. 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.