ELIANO (ROMANO), GIAMBATTISTA. - Converted Jew, b. in Rome in 1530 and d. there on March 3, 1589. Having converted in Venice, he became a Jesuit in Sept. 1551. He taught Hebrew and Arabic at the Roman College, translated the acts of the Council of Trent into Arabic and prepared the Arabic edition of the Bible published later in 1671. E. earned merit for his pontifical missions carried out among the Copts (1561-62), among the Maronites (1578-82) and again among the Copts (1582-85). He was then appointed penitentiary of St. Peter's.

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Ignazio Ortiz de Urbina

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Eliano (Romano), Giambattista

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