Father Antonio Sisto Rosso
Father Antonio Sisto Rosso (1904-1990) was a Franciscan missionary (o.f.m.) in China during the years 1931-1940. After settling in the United States, he earned his doctorate from Columbia University in New York, one of the most selective and prestigious universities in the world.
From 1945 to 1954, he taught Asian history and philosophy as well as foreign languages at the Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington. It is the only pontifical university in the United States, founded in 1887. During this period, he published several works on Catholicism in China. In this context, he collaborated on the collection Sinica FrancisCana by Father Anastasio van den Wyngaert, a collection particularly devoted to the work of Franciscan Missionaries in China.
Like his colleague, Goodheureux Gabriele M. Allegra, he was passionate about the work of Maria Valtorta, which he read eight times, always discovering something new. Notably, a study on Tusnilde, the wife of Arminius the Germanic leader, who became a disciple of Christ.
Works and publications on Maria Valtorta
- A research on Tusnilde published in the Valtortian Bulletin, No. 11, October 1974.