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Catherine of Genoa, St
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Catherine of Genoa, St (1447–1510). Christian mystic. Born of a noble family...conversion and gave herself to the selfless care of the sick in a hospital in Genoa, at the same time experiencing strange, almost pathological, religious...
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Catherine, St, of Genoa
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Catherine, St, of Genoa (1447–1510), mystic. Caterina Fieschi was married at...experiences. Her husband helped her in the care of the sick in a hospital in Genoa. Her spiritual doctrine is contained in the Vita e dottrina (1551...
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genoa cake
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
genoa cake A rich, dark, fruit cake containing glacé cherries and decorated with almonds or brazil nuts.
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Rovereto, Gaetano
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
ROVERETO, GAETANO ( b . Mele, near Voltri, Genoa, Italy, 15 November 1870; d . Genoa, 23 November 1952) geology, geomorphology...whom he eventually succeeded at the University of Genoa, and Senofonte Squinabol. They soon recognized...
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Barabino, Carlo Francesco
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
...Classical architect, who became City Architect of Genoa in 1818. His Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa (1825–32), is an important early...Santissima Annunziata (1830–43), all in Genoa), and was responsible for the Cimitero di Staglieno...
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Strozzi, Bernardo
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
Strozzi, Bernardo ( b Genoa, 1581; d Venice, 2 Aug. 1644). The...Strozzi was successful and prolific in both Genoa and Venice, painting portraits and allegorical...was influenced by Rubens (who worked in Genoa), but his paintings are highly distinctive...
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Issel, Arturo
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Issel, Arturo ( b . Genoa, Italy, 11 April 1842; d . Genoa, 27 November 1922) geology. Issel was the son of Raffaele...geology, mineralogy, paleontology, and geography at Genoa. Issel was a skillful geologist, but the most characteristic...
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Loria, Gino
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...b . Mantua, Italy, 19 May 1862; d. Genoa, Italy, 30 January 1954) mathematics...extraordinary professor of higher geometry at Genoa University, becoming full professor in 1891. He held the chair of higher geometry at Genoa for forty-nine years, until he retired...
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Molinaro, Simone
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Molinaro, Simone ( b Genoa, c. 1565; d Genoa, 1615). It. composer. Choirmaster, Genoa Cath., from c. 1602. Wrote motets, masses, madrigals, canzonets, church mus., but principally works for lute. Ed. Gesualdo's six books of 5-vv. madrigals, 1613.
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Magnasco, Alessandro
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
Magnasco, Alessandro ( b Genoa, 4 Feb. 1667; d Genoa, 12 Mar. 1749). Italian painter, known as Lissandrino...account of his small stature. Although he was born and died in Genoa, he spent most of his working life in Milan. At the beginning...
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