Vello Salo

Estonian cleric, essayist, and translator (1925–2019)

Vello Salo (until 1945 Endel Vaher; 5 November 1925 Võisiku Parish, Viljandi County – 21 April 2019 Tallinn) was an Estonian Catholic cleric, essayist, translator. He was a notable promoter of Estonian literature in exile. By confession, he was a Catholic.^[1]

During WW II, he joined with Finnish Infantry Regiment 200.^[1]

In 1962, he established Estonian exile publishing house Maarjamaa.^[1]

Since 1998, he was a member of Estonian Writers' Union.^[1]

Since 2001, he was a priest for Pirita Monastery.^[1]

In 2018, the documentary film was made about Salo's life. The film was titled as "Igapäevelu müstika" ('Vello Salo: The Mystery of Everyday Life'), directed by Jaan Tootsen.^[1]

He was honorary alumnus of the Estonian Students' Society.^[2]

On September 25, 2018, he met Pope Francis in Tallinn during his Apostolic Visit to Estonia.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Vabar, Sven. "Vello Salo". sisu.ut.ee. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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^ "Estonian priest, WWII veteran, and former Vatican Radio employee dies at 93". Retrieved 16 November 2023.