About Filip Moldoveanul
Lived 1500 – 1554. Filip Moldoveanul was a printer, book printer and municipal clerk.
Filip Moldoveanul (Philip the Moldavian) printed in the Transylvanian city of Sibiu the so-called Catehismul Lutheran (the Lutheran Catechism) in 1544, the first book printed in the Romanian language.
In 1550, he also printed the first Slavonic-Romanian Tetravanghel (The Four Gospels), also in Sibiu.
Career Filip Moldoveanul was also known as Philip the Painter and was mentioned in 1521 as having been a liaison from the Sibiu Chancellery to the Romanian Countries. He was also noted as an envoy on missions sent to Radu Paisie, prince of Wallachia, from 1537 to 1539.
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Who was Filip Moldoveanul?
Romanian printer
When was Filip Moldoveanul born?
Filip Moldoveanul was born in 1500 in Sibiu.
When did Filip Moldoveanul die?
Filip Moldoveanul died in 1554 in Sibiu.
What was Filip Moldoveanul's occupation?
Filip Moldoveanul was a printer, book printer and municipal clerk.
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