Editing Franciscans (section)

===Contributions to biblical scholarship===
The Franciscans established the [[Studium Biblicum Franciscanum]] as an [[academic society]] based in Jerusalem and [[Hong Kong]] for the study of scripture. The Hong Kong branch founded by [[Gabriele Allegra]] produced the first complete translation of the Catholic Bible in Chinese in 1968 after a 40-year effort.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbofmhk.org|title=Studium Biblicum OFM|access-date=2019-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005141357/http://www.sbofmhk.org/|archive-date=2018-10-05|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Studium Biblicum Translation]] is often considered the authoritative Chinese Bible among Catholics.

The early efforts of another Franciscan, namely [[Giovanni di Monte Corvino]] who had attempted a first translation of the Bible in [[Beijing]] in the 14th century, provided the initial spark for Gabriele Allegra's 40 year undertaking, when at the age of 21 he happened to attend the 6th centenary celebration for Monte Corvino.