Filip Moldoveanul Explained

Filip Moldoveanul (Philip the Moldavian) printed in the Transylvanian city of Sibiu the so-called Catehismul Lutheran (the Lutheran Catechism) in 1544, the first book printed in the Romanian language.^[1]

In 1550, he also printed the first Slavonic-Romanian Tetravanghel (The Four Gospels), also in Sibiu.^[2]

Career

Filip Moldoveanul was also known as Philip the Painter and was mentioned in 1521 as having been a liaison from the Sibiu Chancellery to the Romanian Countries. He was also noted as an envoy on missions sent to Radu Paisie, prince of Wallachia, from 1537 to 1539.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Rumanian Review . 1987 . Europolis Pub. . University of Virginia . 96 . en.
2. Book: Petroaia, Lucian . Hieratikon, a Treasure of Orthodox Culture and Spirituality: Study on Romanian Editions . 2022-12-28 . LIT Verlag Münster . 978-3-643-91502-3 . 356 . en.
3. Terezia . Erich Agnes . 2017 . FILIP MOLDOVEANUL – THE FIRST ROMANIAN-LANGUAGE TYPOGRAPHER IN SIBIU . Journal of Romanian Literary Studies . 12. 28–31 .