Ruy Belo
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Ruy de Moura Belo was a Portuguese
poet and essayist. He is considered one of the most famous existentialists
of the twentieth century in Portuguese-speaking countries. Ruy Belo also worked as a translator.
Born in the small community of São João da Ribeira, near Rio Maior, Ruy Belo began to study law at the University of Coimbra Law in 1952. He finished his law degree in 1956 at the University of Lisbon. He then studied canon law at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome
. Belo earned a doctorate in the same subject soon afterward, with a thesis entitled Ficção literario e Censura Eclesiástica regarding German literary fiction and religious censorship. During his stay in Rome Ruy Belo was also a member of the Catholic
organization Opus Dei
.
After returning to Portugal, Ruy Belo worked as Deputy Head of Department in the Ministry of Education
.
In June 2003, a statue of Belo was erected in the Parque dos Poetas in Oeiras.
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
poet and essayist. He is considered one of the most famous existentialists
Existentialism
Existentialism is a term applied to a school of 19th- and 20th-century philosophers who, despite profound doctrinal differences, shared the belief that philosophical thinking begins with the human subject—not merely the thinking subject, but the acting, feeling, living human individual...
of the twentieth century in Portuguese-speaking countries. Ruy Belo also worked as a translator.
Born in the small community of São João da Ribeira, near Rio Maior, Ruy Belo began to study law at the University of Coimbra Law in 1952. He finished his law degree in 1956 at the University of Lisbon. He then studied canon law at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. Belo earned a doctorate in the same subject soon afterward, with a thesis entitled Ficção literario e Censura Eclesiástica regarding German literary fiction and religious censorship. During his stay in Rome Ruy Belo was also a member of the Catholic
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
organization Opus Dei
Opus Dei
Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei , is an organization of the Catholic Church that teaches that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity. The majority of its membership are lay people, with secular priests under the...
.
After returning to Portugal, Ruy Belo worked as Deputy Head of Department in the Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education (Portugal)
The Ministry of Education , ME, is a Portuguese government ministry.-External links:*...
.
In June 2003, a statue of Belo was erected in the Parque dos Poetas in Oeiras.
Poetry
- Aquele Grande Rio Eufrates (1961)
- O Problema da Habitação – Alguns Aspectos (1962)
- Boca Bilingue (1966)
- Homem de Palavra(s) (1969)
- País Possível (1973)
- Transporte no Tempo (1973)
- A Margem da Alegria (1974)
- Toda a Terra (1976)
- Despeço-me da Terra da Alegria (1978)
Translations
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