Fundació Ramon Llull
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The Fundació Ramon Llull (Catalan pronunciation: [fundəsiˈo rəˈmoɲ ˈʎuʎ], English: "Ramon Llull Foundation"), also known by the acronym FRL, is an international organization constituted in 2008 in order to promote Catalan language and culture internationally.[1] Its members are the following institutions from countries and regions where Catalan language is spoken: the Government of Andorra, the Ramon Llull Institute (through which the governments of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands participate), the General Council of the Pyrénées-Orientales, the city council of Alghero and the Network of Valencian Cities.[2][3]
The foundation is named after Ramon Llull, a medieval writer and philosopher from the Balearic Islands, who is considered the first notable writer in the Catalan language and contributed substantially to its development.[4][5]
Location and structure
[edit]FRL headquarters are in Andorra la Vella, the capital of Andorra. Its president is the head of government of Andorra. Since 2022, its manager is Andorran Author Teresa Colom.
References
[edit]- ^ "Neix la Fundació Ramon Llull" (in Catalan). Catalonia Television. 31 March 2008.
- ^ "La Fundació Ramon Llull s'eixampla" (in Catalan). Vilaweb. 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 19 January 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ^ Valencianisme.com (ed.). "L'Ajuntament de Xeraco aprova una moció del Bloc per adherir-se a la Fundació Ramon Llull" (in Catalan).
- ^ "Ramon Llull" (in Catalan). LletrA.
- ^ "Ramon Llull". Britannica.
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