Luis Felipe Contardo
Luis Felipe Contardo (* 1880 in Molina (Chile) , † 1922 in Chillán ) was a Catholic priest and poet of religious poetry.
Life
Luis Felipe Contardo studied theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University until 1902. He traveled Europe and the Middle East, received the ordination and lecturer was the seminary of Concepcion . In 1917 he became pastor in Chillán, later diocesan administrator in the province of Ñuble . Today his most important poems are still regularly published in anthologies.
Works
- Flor del Monte (1903)
- Palma y Hogar (1908)
- Cantos del camino (1918)
literature
- Hugo Montes, Julio Orlandi: Historia y Antología de la literatura chilena. Editorial del Pacífico, Santiago de Chile 1965.
- Nain Nómez: Antología de la Poesía Chilena Vol I . LOM Ediciones, Santiago de Chile 1996.
- Nelson Chávez Díaz: Antecedentes para la Historia del Departamento de Lontué y la Villa de Molina. Impresora Gutember, Talca, Chile 2009, p. 186.
Web links
- Entry in Memoria Chilena (Spanish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Contardo, Luis Felipe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Catholic clergyman, Chilean poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Molina |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1922 |
| Place of death | Chillan |