Gianfranco Ravasi

Catholic cardinal · Italy · On the map · Religious Figures · Born 1942 · age 84

Gianfranco Ravasi is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church and a biblical scholar. A cardinal since 2010, he was President of the Pontifical Council for Culture from 2007 to 2022. He headed Milan's Ambrosian Library from 1989 to 2007.

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2019Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAwardMore about this2015The seal of the city of PilsenAward2014“Prayer is also an art, an exercise of beauty, of song, of inner liberation.”In their wordsForewordRead the whole statement

“The soul that reduces prayer to the minimum remains asphyxiated; if it excludes all invocation, it is slowly strangled.”In their wordsCh. 1Read the whole statement

“Faith, like love, does not take up only a few hours of existence, but is its soul, its constant breathing.”In their wordsCh. 1Read the whole statement

1942Born18 October 1942

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Cardinal Ravasi in 2012.

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It is evident that freemasonry has acquired some Christian even liturgical models.
As quoted in Gianfranco Ravasi, The Church & The Lodge - Dear Brethren Masons Beyond the different identity, common values aren’t lacking:, Own words

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