About Arnaud de Salette
Lived 1540 – 1579 (aged 38–39). Arnaud de Salette was a French poet and lutheran pastor.
Arnaud de Saleta was a cleric and Béarnese poet who served during the establishment of a Protestant state in the Kingdom of Navarra in the 16th century.
De Salette is one of two poets to be commissioned by Queen Jeanne d'Albret to translate the Psalms into Occitan language in 1568 (the other being Pey de Garros who made a translation into the Gascon dialect). His translation was published in 1583 with its music score under the title "Psalmes de David metuts en rima bernesa".
According to critic Robèrt Lafont, Arnaud de Salette is the first known Béarnese writer to use the dialect rather than the standard Occitan language.
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Who was Arnaud de Salette?
French poet
When was Arnaud de Salette born?
Arnaud de Salette was born in 1540 in Pau.
When did Arnaud de Salette die?
Arnaud de Salette died in 1579 in Béarn.
What was Arnaud de Salette's occupation?
Arnaud de Salette was a poet and lutheran pastor.
What nationality was Arnaud de Salette?
Arnaud de Salette was French.
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