Xesús Ferro Ruibal facts for kids
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Xesús Ferro Ruibal
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| Born | 1944 (age 80–81) |
Xesús Ferro Ruibal (born in 1944 in Moraña, Spain) is a very smart person from Galicia. He is a theologian, which means he studies religion and religious ideas. He is also a Latinist, someone who knows a lot about the ancient Latin language. Besides that, he is a talented writer.
Xesús Ferro Ruibal is a member of the Real Academia Galega. This is a very important group that helps protect and promote the Galician language and culture. He also helped translate the Bible into Galician, making it easier for people in Galicia to read it in their own language.
Today, he works on a special project about phraseology. This is the study of common phrases and sayings, like "it's raining cats and dogs." He works at the Centro Ramón Piñeiro para a Investigación en Humanidades, where he often shares his findings.
What Has Xesús Ferro Ruibal Written?
Xesús Ferro Ruibal has written many interesting books. Here are some of his works:
- Dido and Aeneas: The Story of Two Characters from the Aeneid, published in 1983. This book explores characters from an ancient Roman poem.
- Basic Galician Proverb Book, published in 1987. This book collects many traditional sayings from Galicia.
- The Church and the Galician Language, published in 1988. This book looks at how the church has influenced the Galician language.
- Dictionary of Galician Names, published in 1992. This book helps people understand the meanings of names in Galicia.
- Xosé Chao Rego: Galician Rebirth, published in 2010. This book is a collection of talks honoring another important Galician figure.
- The Book of the Cow: An Ethnolinguistic Study of Cattle, published in 2010. He wrote this book with Pedro Benavente Jareño. It's all about cows and how they are part of the language and culture in Galicia.
Where to Find More Information
- Website: Cadernos de Fraseoloxía
See also
In Spanish: Xesús Ferro Ruibal para niños
