2011-04-08 13:38:02

Santo Domingo International Book Fair to honour Holy See


(April 08, 2011) The leading book fair of the Caribbean held annually in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic, will honour the Holy See as a special guest this year. The XIV International Book Fair of Santo Domingo is scheduled from May 4-24 in the grounds of the Plaza de Cultura Juan Pablo Duarte in the capital. The Dominican minister of culture, José Rafael Lantigua explained that that the fair is honouring the Holy See because of the 500th anniversary this year of the establishment of the country’s dioceses of Santo Domingo and La Vega. This year’s book fair is being dedicated to Msgr. Francis J. Arnaiz and Father José Luis Sáez, two leading Jesuit figures who have made significant contribution to the cultural and social life of the Dominican society. Monsignor Arnaiz is an author and scholar of social phenomena and Fr. José Luis Sáez is the most important Catholic writer in the history of the Dominican church, and author of various works in the field of historical research. This year’s Santo Domingo International Book Fair will have a special Youth Short Story Award and a Youth Poetry Award.







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