Blessed Gabriel Allegra
| Date | Biography |
| 1907/12/26 | Born Giovanni Stefano Allegra in S. Giovanni la Punta (Sicily) |
| 1918/12/14 | Entered Franciscan minor seminary at S. Biagio in Acireale (Sicily) |
| 1923/10/13 | Entered Franciscan novitiate in Bronte (Sicily) |
| 1924/10/20 | Began philosophy and classical studies in Acireale |
| 1926/9/14 | Began theological studies in Rome at the Franciscan International College of St Anthony (today the Antonianum) |
| 1927/5/15 | Received minor orders |
| 1928 | During the 6th centenary celebrations of Blessed John of MonteCorvino, Allegra decided to translate the Bible into chinese |
| 1929/7/25 | Professed solemn vows |
| 1930/2/16 | Ordained Deacon |
| 1930/7/20 | Ordained priest |
| 1930/7/21 | Celebrated 1st Mass at the FMM convent in Via Giusti (Rome) |
| 1930/8/10 | Celebrated 1st Mass in hometown in S. Giovanni la Punta |
| 1930/10/20 | Prepares to study Sacred Scriptures in Rome |
| End of April 1931 | Studies interrupted by new orders to go to China |
| 1931/5/31 | Leaves Brindisi for China |
| 1931/7/3 | Arrives in Shanghai |
| 1931/7/20 | Arrives in Heng Yang (Hunan Province), his mission station. Begins studying chinese on his own |
| 1935/4/1 | Begins translating the Old Testament alone |
| 1939/4/12 | Returns to Italy due to ill-health |
| 1939/10/6 | Undertakes some courses in Rome |
| 1940/11/1 | Nominated Master of Students at the Antonianum in Rome |
| 1940/12/19 | Receives obbedience to return to China |
| 1940/12/20 | Leaves Italy for the United States via Spain and Portugal |
| 1941/3/13 | Leaves San Francisco (California) for Japan. In Kobe, 1st meeting with Fr Teilhard de Chardin sj. |
| 1941/4/26 | Arrives in Beijing |
| 1942/7/16 | Nominated councillor to the Franciscan Delegate General in China |
| 1943/9/11 | Interned by Japanese |
| 1944/11/23 | Completes translating the entire Old Testamen |
| 1945/5/15 | Helps the Japanese seek Vatican mediation at the end of the War |
| 1945/8/2 | Inaugurates the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum in Beijing; dedicated to John Duns Scotus |
| 1948/8/15 | Sends the 1st Franciscans of the Studium out of Beijing to Hong Kong |
| 1948/10/5 | Leaves Beijing |
| 1948/11/4 | Library of the Studium Biblicum finally transferred from Beijing to Hong Kong |
| 1949/9/10 | Returns to Rome |
| 1949/10/29 | Returns to Hong Kong |
| 1950/5/20 | Studium Biblicum moves from Waterloo Road, Kowloon to Kennedy Road, Hong Kong |
| 1950/7/28 | Returns to Italy |
| 1954/11/14 | Arrives in Egypt |
| 1954/11/27 | Arrives in Jerusalem Studium Biblicum to begin courses with 4 other Chinese Friars |
| 1955/12/26 | Returns to Hong Kong |
| 1961/3/29 | Arrives in Singapore to organise the Studium Sociologicum in Jurong |
| 1963/11/20 | Leaves Singapore for Hong Kong |
| 1965/4/20 | Organises the 1st Ecumenical Bible Exhition in Hong Kong |
| 1966/7/29 | Participates in Interconfessional Bible Congress in Tokyo |
| 1966/11/27 | Arrives in Jerusalem |
| 1967/12/6 | Leaves the Holyland for Hong Kong |
| 1968/12/25 | The one volume Chinese Bible is published |
| 1970/8/6 | Begins a preaching tour in the United States and Italy |
| 1975/4/12 | Publishes the chinese Bible Dictionary |
| 1975/7/5 | Begins writing his memoirs |
| 1976/1/26 | Dies at Canossa Hospital, Hong Kong |
| 1984/1/14 | Cause for Beatification and Canonisation begins |
| 1994/12/15 | Declared Venerable by the Holy See |
| 2002/4/23 | Holy See recognises a miracle attributed through the intercession of Ven. Allegra. Decree of Beatification is promulgated |
| 2002/10/26 | Holy See fixes date of Beatification but is postponed indefinitely |