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'''Francis D'Britto''' (born 4 December 1942) is a [[Catholicism|Catholic]] priest, writer, and [[Environmental movement|environmental activist]]<ref>{{cite journal|title=Francis D'Britto|journal=National Geographic|volume=187|issue=6|page=62|publisher=National Geographic Society}}</ref> from [[Vasai]], Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|title=Christian priest honoured with Dnyanoba-Tukaram Puraskar|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-christian-priest-honoured-with-dnyanoba-tukaram-puraskar-2108726|website=Daily News and Analysis|access-date=29 July 2015}}</ref> He is the author of the ''Subodh Bible'', a translation of the Bible to [[Marathi language|Marathi]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nair|first1=Manoj|title=Vasai priest writes Bible's easy-to-follow Marathi adaptation|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Vasai-priest-writes-Bibles-easy-to-follow-Marathi-adaptation/articleshow/16025990.cms|website=[[Mumbai Mirror]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|access-date=29 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/vasai-priest-elected-president-of-marathi-sahitya-sammelan/article29503680.ece|title=Vasai priest elected president of Marathi Sahitya Sammelan|first=Rachita|last=Dabre|date=25 September 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=22 September 2019|title=मराठी साहित्य संमेलनाध्यक्षपदी फादर फ्रान्सिस दिब्रिटो &#124; Father Francis D'britto|url=https://www.tv9marathi.com/maharashtra/father-francis-dbritto-elected-as-akhil-bhartiya-marathi-sahitya-sammelan-president-115471.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=tv9marathi.com|language=mr}}</ref><br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Fr Francis D'Britto was born on 4 December 1942.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=22 September 2019|title=९३ व्या अखिल भारतीय मराठी साहित्य संमेलनाच्या अध्यक्ष पदी फादर फ्रान्सिस दिब्रिटो यांची निवड|url=https://maharashtradesha.com/father-francis-dbritto-is-93-akhil-bhartiya-marathi-sahitya-sammelan-president/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=maharashtradesha.com|language=mr}}</ref><br />
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Francis D'Britto was awarded the Dnyanoba-Tukaram Puraskar for his literary work. The Catholic priest is the first to get the award that was constituted in 2007.<br />
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The author priest had in 2013 won the state's literary award for best translation.<br />
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In April 2014, he was honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-christian-priest-honoured-with-dnyanoba-tukaram-puraskar-2108726|title=Christian priest honoured with Dnyanoba-Tukaram Puraskar|first=dna|last=Correspondent|date=28 July 2015|website=DNA India}}</ref><br />
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On 22 September 2019, Fr Francis D'britto was unanimously elected as the president of 93rd Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (literary meet), to be held in Osmanabad in 10 January 2020.<ref name="auto"/><br />
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