Gilbert Luis R. Centina III

[**Gilbert Luis R. Centina III**][1] is a Catholic author and poet. He entered the Augustinian Monastery in Manila and studied at the [University of Santo Tomas][2], the Philippines' royal and pontifical university, where he obtained his ecclesiastical degrees: BA classical, Ph.B., S.T.B, and S.T.L., all cum laude. He earned his M.A. in comparative literature at the [University of the Philippines][3] and pursued a Ph.D. in comparative literature without completing his dissertation. After his ordination to the priesthood, he briefly served …