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Sri Lankan Jesuit priest and theologian

Aloysius PierisSJ (born 9 April 1934) is a Sri LankanJesuit priest, theologian, intellect, and the founding director of the Tulana Research Center for Encounter and Dialogue.

Biography

Aloysius Pieris was born in Ampitiya, Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka). He was a brilliant student during his days at the prestigious, St. Aloysius' College, Galle. After responding to his call to be a priest of God, the young Aloysius took his Jesuit vows in 1953.

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Pieris has three theological degrees, an LPh from Sacred Heart College in Shembaganur, India (1959), STL from the Pontifical Theological Faculty in Naples (1966), and a Th.D. from Tilburg University (1987). Pieris also has a BA in Pali and Sanskrit from the University of London (1961) and a Ph.D.

in Buddhist philosophy from the University of Sri Lanka (1971).^[1][2] He has held academic posts as Franciscan Chair in Mission Studies at Washington Theolog