Jonathan Farrugia is a catholic priest lecturer in Patristics within the department of Church History, Patrology and Palaeochristian Archaeology and other matters related to ancient Christian beliefs and texts, such as Spirituality and Liturgy. His area of expertise is 4th century Eastern theology and dogma with a particular interest in the Cappadocian Fathers, especially Gregory of Nyssa. He obtained his doctorate in Patristic Theology and Sciences at the Pontifical Augustinian Patristic Institute in Rome; his doctoral thesis was entitled "Hamartia in the homilies of Gregory of Nyssa". Presently he is working on translations into Maltese of various texts, especially homilies and acts of martyrs, from the patristic era. Participation in the local and international conferences include papers given at the annual Public lecture of the Soċjeta' Patristika Maltija (2016), at the 13th and 14th International Colloquium on Gregory of Nyssa (2014, Rome and 2018, Paris) and at the Incontro di Studiosi dell'Antichita' Cristiana (Rome 2018, 2019). He was lecturer and course coordinator at the Pastoral Formation Institute (2017-2019) and at the Augustinian Institute (2015- ), is a committee member of the Soċjeta' Patristika Maltija and also of the Episcopal Conference's Doctrinal Commission. Other interests include research on local ecclesiastical artifacts as well as collective memory projects intended to archive local history based on the personal recollections of people. Dr Farrugia has published a number of articles in local and foreign journals as well as 6 books. In 2020 he was awarded the National Book Prize for the book he edited: "Ir-Redentur. History, Art, and Cult of the Miraculous Effigy of Christ the Redeemer at Senglea, Malta" winner of the Biographical and Historiographical Research category.
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Awarded the National Book Prize in 2020 in the Category of Historical and Bibliographical Research for the book "Ir-Redentur. History, art and cult of the miraculous effigy of Christ the Redeemer at Senglea, Malta"
