The Rev. Stanislao Loffreda, O.F.M. | |
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.jpg) Loffreda in 2007 | |
| Born | (1932-01-15)15 January 1932 Monteprandone, Italy |
| Died | 9 August 2025(2025-08-09) (aged 93) Ascoli Piceno, Italy |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago Oriental Institute |
| Known for | Excavations atCapernaum,Machaerus,Herodium,Magdala andTabgha |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Archaeology, Ceramology andBiblical studies |
| Institutions | Studium Biblicum Franciscanum |
Stanislao Loffreda,O.F.M. (15 January 1932 – 9 August 2025) was an ItalianFranciscanfriar,archaeologist, Palestinian pottery expert and Bible scholar.
He belonged to the Italian Province of S. Giacomo nelle Marche. He was ordained as a priest in theOrder of Friars Minor in 1956. He was licentiate in Holy Scripture and laureate in theology with biblical specialization, M. A. in archaeology of theOriental Institute of Chicago in 1967. He served as a professor ofbiblical archaeology and topography ofJerusalem and the director ofStudium Biblicum Franciscanum inJerusalem (1978–1990). In the years 1968–1991 he was a co-director of the excavations atCapernaum by theSea of Galilee and in 1978–1981, on the hilltop palace ofMachaerus in Jordan.[1]
Loffreda died inAscoli Piceno, Italy on 9 August 2025, at the age of 93.[2]
Father Loffreda was the author of several books on archeological and historical topics. A selection follows:[3]
