Mur Lura
Exhibition on Mons. Prof. Dun Karm Sant, at the Public Registry Hall
PR2032
28/11/1996
28/11/1996
| The twenty-fourth exhibition in the series regularly held at the | Permanent Exhibition Hall of the Public Registry in Valletta to commemorate distinguished Maltese personalities is being dedicated to the memory of Professor Karm Sant. This exhibition will be officially inaugurated by the Hon. Dr. Charles Mangion, Minister of Justice and Local Councils, on Thursday, 12th December, 1996. |
| Mons. Prof. Karm Sant will surely be remembered in the | ecclesiastical history of the Maltese Islands for his formidable contribution to the translation of the Holy Bible in the Maltese language and its publication in one single volume. |
| Dun Karm, as he was affectionately known by his numerous friends | and students, was undoubtedly one of the leading Maltese biblical scholars of this century. Having obtained his Doctorate in Holy Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute of Rome, he was appointed Professor of Holy Scripture, Hebrew and Biblical Greek at the University of Malta, where he imparted, with great skill and enthusiasm, his excellent scholarship and deep knowledge to a large number of students in the Faculty of Theology and later on, in the Faculty of Arts in both of which he held the appointment of Dean. |
| Although the whole translation of the Bible in Maltese was | accomplished together with the collaboration of various other Biblican scholars, Dun Karm Sant was certainly the driving force behind the whole project; he edited and made the necessary revisions and annotations before seeing to its printing and eventual publication in one single volume. |
| Apart from an extensive photographic panorama illustrating various | episodes of historical importance regarding the family, life and achievements of Monsignor Sant, this exhibition is further enhanced by a remarkable collection of original documents which are being shown in public for the first time and kindly put at the disposal of Mr. Lino Cuschieri who, as usual, is responsible for the whole professional organization and display of this exhibition. |
| These documents together with an impressive array of diplomas and | attestations from the University of Malta, from the Pontifical Biblical Institute of Rome and from a number of biblical scholars of international repute, highlight in a most vivid manner the high level of academic scholarship achieved by Professor Sant during his illustrious career. |
| The Director of Public Registry is indeed very grateful to the Very | Reverend Canon John Sant and his family who have graciously allowed Mr. Lino Cuschieri free access to peruse extensively their priceless family collection and private archives in order to select all that was considered proper and necessary for the successful outcome of this exhibition. |
| As a supplement to this exhibition, the Public Registry is | publishing, as usual, a biography regarding the life and works of Mons. Prof. Karm Sant, researched and written by Mr. Lino Cuschieri. |
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