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Gianfranco Ravasi
Italian prelate of the Catholic Church (born )
Gianfranco Ravasi (born 18 October ) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church and a biblical scholar.
A cardinal since , he was President of the Pontifical Council for Culture from to He headed Milan's Ambrosian Library from to
Biography
Early life
The oldest of three children, Ravasi was born in Merate, province of Lecco, Kingdom of Italy.
Cardinal gianfranco ravasi biography of christopher
His father was an anti-fascist treasury agent who served in Sicily during World War II, but later deserted the army; it took him 18 months to return to his family.[1] Ravasi later said: "My search has always been for something permanent, for what is behind the transitory, the contingent.
I'm fighting loss and death, which probably relates to the absence of my father in my first years."[1] His mother was a schoolteacher.
Early career
Ravasi planned on a career teaching Greek and Latinclassics before decided to join the priesthood.[1]