Francišak Skaryna (or Skoryna; the first name also spelled as Francis, Franciszak, Frantsiszak, Francisk, Frantzisk, Francysk; Belarusian: Франці́шак (Францыск) Скары́на) was a Belarusian famous for being the printer of the first book in an Eastern Slavic language. He was born in the historical Belarusian city of Połacak. The exact dates of birth and death are unknown; the two most probable estimates are 1485 - 1540 and 1490 - 1551. Skaryna graduated from the arts faculty at University of Kraków in 1504 with a Bachelor of Arts. In 1512 he received doctorate in medicine at University of Padua in Italy. This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... This article or section should be merged with List of East Slavic languages The East Slavic languages constitute one of three regional subgroups of Slavic languages, currently spoken in Eastern Europe. ... Polatsk (Belarusian: По́лацак, По́лацк, also spelt as Polacak; Polish: PoÅ‚ock; Russian: По́лоцк, also transliterated as Polotsk, Polotzk, Polock) is the most historic city in Belarus, situated on the Dvina river. ... // Events August 5-7 - First outbreak of sweating sickness in England begins August 22 - Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III of England and rival claimant to the throne of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. ... Events January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ... Events Tirant Lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan De Galba is published. ... Events Russia, Reforming Synod of the metropolite Macaire, Orthodoxy: introduction of a calendar of the saints and an ecclesiastical law code ( Stoglav ) Major outbreak of the sweating sickness in England. ... Jagiellonian University (Polish: Uniwersytet JagielloÅ„ski) is a university in Krakow, Poland. ... 1504 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... 1512 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gymnasivm Patavinum: The Universitys main Bo palace shown in a 1654 woodcut The University of Padua (Università degli Studi di Padova, UNIPD) is one of the most well-renowned universities in Italy. ...

He printed his first book entitled The Psalter, in the Old Belarusian language on August 6, 1517 in Prague; this work was followed by another twenty-three books. He continued his printing work in Vilnius. The culmination of his life's work was a printing of the Bible in Belarusian. During 1517 - 1519 he printed 23 books of the Bible. Psalms (Tehilim תהילים, in Hebrew) is a book of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, and of the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. ... Ruthenian was a historic East Slavic language, spoken in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and after 1569 in the East Slavic territories of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... January 22 - Battle of Ridanieh: The Turkish forces of Selim I defeat the main Mamluk army in Egypt under Touman Bey. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Location Ethnographic region AukÅ¡taitija County Vilnius County Municipality Vilnius city municipality Coordinates Number of elderates 20 General Information Capital of Lithuania Vilnius County Vilnius city municipality Vilnius district municipality Population 540,318 in 2005 (1st) First mentioned 1323 Granted city rights 1387 Vilna redirects here. ... For other uses, see Bible (disambiguation). ... January 22 - Battle of Ridanieh: The Turkish forces of Selim I defeat the main Mamluk army in Egypt under Touman Bey. ... Events March 4 - Hernán Cortés lands in Mexico. ...

It is difficult to determine precisely what language he used as there was no conventional Belarusian language as we know it today. Some researchers maintain that Skaryna's books were in Church Slavonic heavily saturated with Belarusian. But nevertheless there is no doubt that Skaryna laid the foundations of the Belarusian literary language. Church Slavonic may refer to: Old Church Slavonic language Church Slavonic language This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Minsk the capital of Belarus had two roads named Skaryny Street and Skaryny Avenue. However, under the rule of Aleksandr Lukashenko, both of them were renamed. The rise of Gorbachev Although reform stalled between 1964–1982, the generational shift gave new momentum for reform. ... Location Location of Minsk, shown within the Minsk Voblast Government Country Subdivision Belarus Minsk Founded 1067 Mayor Mikhail Pavlov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 305. ... Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (Russian: Алекса́ндр Григо́рьевич Лукаше́нко, Belarusian: Алякса́ндр Ры&#1075...

Two awards presented by Belarus were named in honor of Skaryna: Medal of Francysk Skaryna and Order of Francysk Skaryna.

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See also

• Johann Gutenberg
• Ivan Fedorov

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