Pjetër Budi
Pjetër Budi | |
|---|---|
| Vicar general of the Catholic Church of Serbia Bishop of Diocese of Sapë and Sarda | |
Sketch of Pjetër Budi from his book "Paschyra e të rrëfyemit" | |
| Church | Latin Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sapë |
| Appointed | Bishop of Sapa and Sarda |
| In office | 20 July 1621 – December 1622 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1566 |
| Died | December 1622 (aged 55–56) |
| Nationality | Albanian |
Pjetër Budi (1566 – December 1622), was an Albanian Catholic bishop and a prominent Old Albanian author. He is known for his first work "Doktrina e Kërshtenë" (The Christian Doctrine), an Albanian translation of the catechism of Robert Bellarmine, which was published in Rome in 1618. In 1599 Pjetër Budi was appointed Vicar General of the Catholic Church in Serbia, a position he held for seventeen years. Later he was appointed bishop of Diocese of Sapë and Sarda.