Federico Stella (PhD in Oriental Studies from Sapienza University of Rome, 2014) is a Post-Doc at the University of Naples L’Orientale. Within EuQu, his main field of research is the circulation, reception, and translations of the Qur’an and Islamic literature in the early modern Catholic world (17th–19th centuries), with a particular focus on the Society of Jesus. He is interested in conversions, Orientalism, missions, and has carried out extensive archival research in ecclesiastical and state archives. During his work at EuQu, he has organized numerous conferences and study days, published articles in academic journals and collective volumes, and co-edited with Roberto Tottoli the book The Qur’an in Rome: Manuscripts, Translations, and the Study of Islam in Early Modern Catholicism. He is currently working on his monograph about the letters exchanged by Baldassarre Loyola Mandes S.J. (1631–1667) with Muslim slaves regarding Islam and the Qur’an.

Watch below on YouTube his project research presentation