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Giovanni Diodati
1649Oct, 3

Giovanni Diodati

Giovanni Diodati, Swiss-Italian clergyman and theologian (b. 1576)
Giovanni Diodati or Deodati (3 June 1576 – 3 October 1649) was a Genevan-born Italian Calvinist theologian and translator. His translation of the Bible into Italian from Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and Syriac sources became the reference version used by Italian Protestants.

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  • 19Mar

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