The Bucharest Bible was the first complete translation of the Bible into the Romanian language

Bible translations into Romanian

The first complete translation to Romanian was done in 1688 by Radu and Şerban Greceanu with the help of Şerban Cantacuzino and Constantin Brâncoveanu....

, published in Bucharest

Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

 in 1688. Originally written in the Cyrillic alphabet

Romanian Cyrillic alphabet

The Romanian Cyrillic alphabet was used to write the Romanian language before 1860–1862, when it was officially replaced by a Latin-based Romanian alphabet. Cyrillic remained in occasional use until circa 1920...

, its full title was Biblia adecă Dumnezeiasca Scriptură a Vechiului şi Noului Testament ("The Bible or the Holy Scripture of the Old

Old Testament

The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...

 and New Testament

New Testament

The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....

"). Its translators were the Greceanu brothers (Radu and Șerban), and it was printed in Wallachia

Wallachia

Wallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...

 with assistance from the country's ruler, Prince Șerban Cantacuzino

Serban Cantacuzino

Șerban Cantacuzino was a Prince of Wallachia between 1678 and 1688.He took part in the Ottoman campaign ending in their defeat at the Battle of Vienna...

 (1678-1688). This Bible version constituted a cornerstone in the development of written Romanian, and was for long the standard one used by the Romanian Orthodox Church

Romanian Orthodox Church

The Romanian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church. It is in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox churches, and is ranked seventh in order of precedence. The Primate of the church has the title of Patriarch...

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