Pere Riutort Mestre
Pere Riutort i Mestre was a Spanish priest, pedagogue, philologue, and liturgist. He was one of the main promoters of the Catalan language in Majorca and also in the Valencian Community, where he had lived since 1971.
Biography
He was born in Petra in 1935. He was a member of the "blauets de Lluc" of the monastery of Lluc, and became priest in the Missionaries of the Sacred hearts of Jesus and Mary in Mallorca. He got a degree in pedagogy, classical philology, theology and Catalan philology. From 1967 to 1969 he promoted the Catalan language through many schools from Mallorca. In 1971 he came to live in the Valencian Country. Since 1979 he was teacher of Catalan language in the University College of Castelló de la Plana. From 1984 to 1986 he taught didactics of the Catalan language in the School for the Formation of Teachers of Valencia. In 1986 he became senior lecturer and in 1996 he became professor of Catalan Philology in the University of Valencia.He published between 1975 and 1977, in collaboration with Enric Valor, Manuel Sanchis i Guarner, J.L. Sanchis, F. Graell and J.C. Bellvert, several texts for the teaching of the Catalan language in the Valencian Country and the Balearic Islands. Among these, Els vents del món can be pointed out. He also worked in the edition of the Valencian liturgical texts in Catalan language, and was therefore he was president of the Commission that made the official adaptation of the liturgical books of the Second Vatican Council into Catalan language with the Valencian varieties. He also translated the Gospel into Catalan. He got the "Valencian of the Year" prize in 1977, that is awarded by Huguet Foundation. He was president of the "La Mata de Jonc" Foundation during his last years.