Manuel de Matos e Silva Soares de Almeida, better known as Priest Matos Soares (?–1957), was a Portuguese Catholic priest, prefect and professor of the Seminary of Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Seminário Maior or da Sé), Rector of the Chapel of Fradelos and parish priest of the Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Conceição in the city and Diocese of Porto, having been the promoter of the new construction of the Church.[1] He was responsible for translating several works, notably the Holy Bible into Portuguese.[2]
Manuel de Matos e Silva Soares de Almeida | |
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| Died | 1957 |
| Other names | Matos Soares |
| Occupation(s) | Priest, Translator |
| Notable work | Translation of the Holy Bible from the Vulgate into Portuguese |
Bible translation
editThe main work of Fr. Matos Soares was the commented translation of the Holy Bible from the Vulgate into Portuguese, whose first edition was published in 1932, with the help of Fr. Luiz Gonzaga da Fonseca, Professor at the Biblical Institute of Rome, with the other editions having been published in the years 1934, 1940, 1946 and 1952. The 1956 edition was the first edition in which the author translated directly from the biblical manuscripts in Greek and Hebrew available in his day, resorting to the Vulgate when direct translation from manuscripts rendered the text obscure.[3][4]
Editions of the Bible by Father Matos Soares received Imprimatur from Dom António Barbosa Leão, Bishop of Porto, and great appreciation from the Holy See, on the part of Pope Pius XI, whose message of esteem from Cardinal Pacelli, future Pope Pius XII, can be found soon at the beginning of the translator's editions.[4]
Modern reissues in Brazil
editIn 2019, Editora Ecclesiae published the re-edition of the New Testament by Father Matos Soares, adapting the author's translation from the Latin Vulgate to the New Vulgate.[5] In 2022, Editora Ecclesiae published the re-edition of the complete Bible of Father Matos Soares according to the original languages (1956 edition).[6] Also in the same year, Editora Realeza, together with Associação Obras Católicas, published the re-edition of the complete Bible of Padre Matos Soares from the Latin Vulgate (first edition of 1932), adding the illustrations made by Gustave Doré for La Grande Bible de Tours.[7]
Other works
editAmong the works of Fr. Manuel de Matos Soares, the following can be highlighted:[8]
• O meu Evangelho – Devocionário, Evangelho e Actos dos Apóstolos; 1933.
• Biografia da serva de Deus Gema Galgani (Virgem de Luca: 1878–1903), traduzido pelo Pe. Matos Soares, 1923.
• Ano Cristão (Pe. Croiset, S. J.) Devocionário para todos os domingos, dias de Quaresma e festas móveis, obra revista pelo Pe. Matos.
• Obras de Virgílio anotadas por Ferreira da Silva e Matos Soares, 1918.
• Manual de Eloquência Sagrada, 1925.
References
edit- ^ Paróquia da Senhora da Conceição, Elementos para a sua História, 1927-1997, Porto, 1997, p. 40-42
- ^ "História da Paróquia". www.p-conceicao-porto.org. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
- ^ Bíblia Sagrada, Traduzida e comentada pelo Pe. Matos Soares e revista pelo Pe. Luiz Gonzaga da Fonseca Professor do Instituto Bíblico Pontifício. Tipografia Porto Medico, Ld.a. Praça da Batalha, 12-a — Porto. DEPOSITO ARTE NO TEMPLO E NO LAR. Rua do Almada, 305-2.° - PORTO - 1927.
- ^ a b Bíblia Sagrada, SEXTA EDIÇÃO, VERSÃO SEGUNDO OS TEXTOS ORIGINAIS. Pe. Matos Soares. TIP. SOCIEDADE DE PAPELARIA, LDA. Rua da Boa vista, 375. PORTO - 1956.
- ^ "Novo testamento". 2020-08-23. Archived from the original on 2020-08-23. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ "Bíblia Sagrada - Tradução do Pe. Manuel de Matos Soares". ecclesiae.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ "Bíblia Sagrada traduzida da Vulgata Sisto-Clementina pelo Padre Matos Soares (Edição de Luxo) - Obras Católicas - Livros Clássicos do Catolicismo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ Alves, Herculano (2009). "Panorama das traduções da Bíblia em português no século XX e a sua recepção no meio católico". Retrieved 2022-01-04.
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