Josep Perarnau
Josep Perarnau i Espelt (* 1928 in Avinyó , Catalonia , Spain ) is a Catalan priest , theologian and historian .
Josep Perarnau studied theology at the Pontifical University of Salamanca , the University of Rome and the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich and became a priest in Barcelona . After founding the Faculty of Theology of Catalonia , he was appointed director of the theology seminary, where he conducted historical research.
Perarnau is a member of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans (Institute for Catalan Studies) and is particularly concerned with the history of the Middle Ages and with manuscripts by medieval Catalan authors. As director of the Arxiu de textos catalans antics (Archive of Old Catalan Texts), he carried out important research on unpublished works by authors such as Ramon Llull and Arnau de Vilanova . In addition, he has compiled all the forgeries that the inquisitor Nicolau Eimeric had used in the 14th century to prove the alleged existence of more than 100 heresies in Ramon Llull's work.
In 1993 Perarnau was awarded the Serra d'Or Critique Prize for Research, as well as the National Cultural Heritage Prize in 1996 and the Narcís Monturiol Medal in 1998, the latter two from the Generalitat de Catalunya . On April 28, 2009 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Barcelona .
Web links
- Information about Josep Perarnau on the website of the Institute for Catalan Studies . (Catalan)
- Article in the great Catalan encyclopedia . (Catalan)
Individual evidence
- ↑ All issues of ATCA on line
- ↑ Ramon Llull, de hereje nada . Edition of October 30, 2010. (Spanish)
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| SURNAME | Perarnau, Josep |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Perarnau i Espelt, Josep (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Catalan priest, theologian and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Avinyó , Bages |