Bucharest Bible of 1688

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Title Bucharest Bible
Author Radu and Şerban Greceanu
Original title Biblia de la Bucureşti
Country Romania
Language Romanian
Publisher Serban Cantacuzino
Released 1688
Media type Print

The Bucharest Bible (Romanian: Biblia de la Bucureşti) was the first complete translation of the Bible in the Romanian language. Its translators were the Greceanu brothers (Radu and Şerban) and it was printed by the ruler of Wallachia of that time, Serban Cantacuzino (1678-1688).

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  • Constantin C. Giurescu, Istoria Bucureştilor. Din cele mai vechi timpuri pînă în zilele noastre, Ed. Pentru Literatură, Bucharest, 1966