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Agnese Apsite
Agnese is a given name and a variant of Agnes. Its name day is 21 January in Italy. People with the name Agnese include: *Agnese Allegrini (born 1982), Italian badminton player *Agnese Bonfantini (born 1999), Italian football player *Agnese Koklača (born 1990), Latvian luger *Agnese del Maino (c. 1401–1465), Milanese noblewoman and the mistress of Filippo Maria Visconti *Agnese di Montefeltro (1470–1523), daughter of Federico da Montefeltro, duke of Urbino *Agnese Maffeis (born 1965), Italian discus thrower and shot putter *Agnese Nano (born 1965), Italian film, TV and theater actress *Agnese Ozoliņa (born 1979), Latvian swimmer * Agnese Pastare (born 1988), Latvian race walker *Agnese Possamai (born 1953), Italian middle distance runner *Agnese Rakovska, Latvian singer, member of the band Triana Park *Agnese Visconti (1363–1391), daughter of Bernabò Visconti Fictional characters * Agnese Mondella, one of the main characters in Alessandro Manzoni's novel '' The Betrothed' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes (name)
Agnes is a female given name derived from the Greek , meaning 'pure' or 'holy'. The name passed to Italian language, Italian as Agnese, to French language, French as Agnès, to Portuguese language, Portuguese as Inês, and to Spanish language, Spanish as Inés. It is also written as Agness. The name is descended from the Proto-Indo-European ''wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁yaǵ-, *h₁yaǵ-'', meaning 'to sacrifice; to worship,' from which is also the Vedic term ''Yajna, yajña''. It is mostly used in Greece and countries that speak Germanic languages. It was the name of a popular Christian saint, Agnes of Rome, which encouraged its wide use. Agnes was the third most popular name for women in the English language, English speaking world for more than 400 years. Its medieval pronunciation was ''Annis'', and its usage and many of its forms coincided with the equally popular name Anna (given name), Anna, related in medieval and Elizabethan times to ''Agnes'', though Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnese Pastare
Agnese Pastare (born 27 October 1988) is a Latvian race walker. She was born in Riga, Latvia, and is a student of Riga Technical University, Faculty of Transport and Mechanical Engineering. She has competed in 2011 World Championships where she finished 27th and the 2013 World Championships where she finished 23rd. In the 2012 Summer Olympics, in London, she finished 23rd. In 2013, she set the National Record in the 5000m race walk, State President`s Prize event, in Valmiera, with a time of 21:03.15. She won the 20 km race at the International Road Walking Festival in Alytus in June 2012 finishing in front of Kristina Saltanovič and Brigita Virbalytė-Dimšienė Brigita Virbalytė-Dimšienė (born 1 February 1985 in Alytus) is a female professional race walker who competes internationally for Lithuania. She participated at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and reached 24th place. She is also a Li .... References External links * * * 1988 births L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battista Agnese
Battista Agnese (c. 1500 – 1564) was a cartographer from the Republic of Genoa, who worked in the Venetian Republic. In 1525 he prepared an early map of Muscovy that was based on the geographical data, narrated to Paolo Giovio by the Russian ambassador Dmitry Gerasimov. His workshop produced at least 71 manuscript atlases of sea charts between 1534 and 1564, more cheaply than Dieppe maps but still considered of fine craftsmanship. The charts normally included latitude but not longitude, along with various decorative features. One of Agnese's best-known works is an atlas of the world commissioned by Charles V for his son, Philip II. Apparently produced around 1542, it depicts Baja California correctly as a peninsula (60 years later cartographers started to show California as an island). Agnese liked to incorporate the new geographical discoveries in his maps. For example, he included in his world map the route of the voyage of Ferdinand Magellan, and the route to Peru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnese (opera)
''Agnese'' is an 1809 semi-serious opera by Ferdinando Paer, to a libretto by Luigi Buonavoglia. It was originally composed for private and amateur performance at the Palazzo Scotti near Parma. The opera became the composer's first major success. In 1814 Agnes ran at La Scala for over 50 nights, more performances than '' Don Giovanni'' in the same season, but lost out to ''Don Giovanni'' in London in 1817. The composer having moved to Paris he revised ''Agnese'' for the Théâtre Italien in 1824 with Giuditta Pasta in the role of Agnese and Marco Bordogni Giulio Marco Bordogni (23 January 1789 – 31 July 1856), usually called just Marco Bordogni, was an Italian operatic tenor and singing teacher of great popularity and success, whose mature career was based in Paris.Principal source: Joannes Rochu ... as Ernesto. Recordings *Agnese - DVD - María Rey-Joly (Agnese), Edgardo Rocha (Ernesto), Markus Werba (Uberto), Lucia Cirillo (Carlotta), Giulia Della Peruta, Vespina), Andrea Giov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Betrothed (Manzoni Novel)
''The Betrothed'' ( it, I promessi sposi ) is an Italian historical novel by Alessandro Manzoni, first published in 1827, in three volumes, and significantly revised and rewritten until the definitive version published between 1840 and 1842. It has been called the most famous and widely read novel in the Italian language.Archibald Colquhoun. ''Manzoni and his Times.'' J. M. Dent & Sons, London, 1954. Set in Lombardy in 1628, during the years of Spanish rule, the novel is also noted for its extraordinary description of the plague that struck Milan around 1630. The novel deals with a variety of themes, from the illusory nature of political power to the inherent injustice of any legal system; from the cowardly, hypocritical nature of one prelate (the parish priest don Abbondio) and the heroic sainthood of other priests (the friar Padre Cristoforo, the cardinal Federico Borromeo), to the unwavering strength of love (the relationship between Renzo and Lucia, and their struggle to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Manzoni
Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio Manzoni (, , ; 7 March 1785 – 22 May 1873) was an Italian poet, novelist and philosopher. He is famous for the novel '' The Betrothed'' (orig. it, I promessi sposi) (1827), generally ranked among the masterpieces of world literature. The novel is also a symbol of the Italian Risorgimento, both for its patriotic message and because it was a fundamental milestone in the development of the modern, unified Italian language. Manzoni also contributed to the stabilization of the modern Italian language and helped to ensure linguistic unity throughout Italy. He was an influential proponent of Liberal Catholicism in Italy. His work and thinking has often been contrasted with that of his younger contemporary Giacomo Leopardi by critics. Early life Manzoni was born in Milan, Italy, on 7 March 1785. Pietro, his father, aged about fifty, belonged to an old family of Lecco, originally feudal lords of Barzio, in the Valsassina. The poet's maternal grandfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnese Visconti
Agnese Visconti also known as Agnes (1363 – 7 February 1391) was a daughter of Bernabò Visconti and his wife Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was consort of Mantua by her marriage to Francesco I Gonzaga. Family Agnese was born in Milan, Italy and was the ninth of seventeen children. Her father, Bernabò Visconti, was a cruel and ruthless despot and an implacable enemy of the Church. He seized the papal city of Bologna, rejected the Pope and his authority, confiscated ecclesiastical property, and forbade any of his subjects to have any dealings with the Curia. He was excommunicated as a heretic in 1363 by Pope Urban V, who preached crusade against him. When Bernabò was in one of his frequent rages, only the children's mother, Beatrice Regina, was able to approach him. Agnese's maternal grandparents were Mastino II della Scala and his wife Taddea da Carrara. Her paternal grandparents were Stefano Visconti and his wife Valentina Doria. Agnese's sister, Taddea Visconti, married S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnese Rakovska
Triana Park ( lv, Triānas Parks) is a Latvian group founded in 2008 consisting of lead vocalist and founder Agnese Rakovska, guitarist Artūrs Strautiņš, drummer Edgars Viļums and bassist Kristaps Ērglis. Their style combines pop and electronic with hints of hip-hop and rock. They represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with their song " Line" They also previously attempted to represent the nation in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. Career The group was formed by Agnese Rakovska and her father Aivars Rakovski, with them being joined by Edgars Viļums and eventually also by Kristaps Ērglis. They attempted to represent Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, failing to win the '' Eirodziesma''. In 2011, their song "Upside Down" qualified for the final of the preselection, but the band pulled out as Rakovski fell ill. Triana Park's debut studio album, ''EnterTainment'', was released in 2010. A follow-up eponymous extended pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnese Possamai
Agnese Possamai (born 17 January 1953 in Lentiai) is a retired middle-distance runner from Italy. Her greatest achievements were the 1985 World Indoor silver medal as well as three European Indoor gold medals. Biography She won eleven medals at senior level (9 individual, 2 team) at the international athletics competitions. Her personal best times are 4:08.84 (1500 metres) and 8:37.96 (3000 metres). She has 60 caps in national team from 1977 to 1988. Achievements National titles Agnese Possamai has won 24 times the individual national championship. *Italian Athletics Championships **800 metres: 1978, 1979 (2) **3000 metres: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987 (5) **1500 metres indoor: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986 (5) **3000 metres indoor: 1982, 1983, 1984 (3) **cross country running: 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 (7) * Italian Mountain Running Championships **Mountain running Mountain running is a sports discipline which takes place mainly off-road in mountainous terrain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnese Ozoliņa
Agnese Ozoliņa (born November 12, 1979) is a Latvian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. She is a three-time Olympian (1996, 2000, and 2004), a multiple-time Latvian and Baltic record holder, and a seven-time All-North Coast Atlantic Conference swimmer. She is also a varsity swimmer for the Kenyon Ladies, and an economics graduate at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. Ozolina made her first Latvian team, as a 16-year-old teen, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she competed in the women's 50 m freestyle. Swimming in heat two, she edged out three-time Olympian Akiko Thomson of the Philippines (1988, 1992, and 1996) to take a seventh spot and forty-seventh overall by less than 0.16 of a second in 27.65. On her second Olympic appearance in Sydney 2000, Ozolina failed to reach the top 16 in any of her individual events, finishing forty-fifth in the 50 m freestyle (27.28), and forty-fourth in the 100 m freestyle (59.28). Eight years afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Moderna
''Donna Moderna'' (Italian: ''Modern Woman'') is an Italian language weekly women's and fashion magazine based in Milan, Italy. It has been in circulation since 1988. History and profile ''Donna Moderna'' was established in 1988. The magazine is published on a weekly basis and is part of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. The publisher is also Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SPA. The headquarters of the weekly is in Milan. ''Donna Moderna'' covers articles on beauty, fashion, food, weddings and shopping. The magazine offers several supplements, including ''Donna Moderna Wellness'', ''Casa Idea'' and ''Donna in Forma''. The target audience of the magazine is women with the ages between 25 and 45. Circulation The circulation of ''Donna Moderna'' was 618,739 copies from September 1993 to August 1994. In 2001 it was one of top 50 women's magazine worldwide with a circulation of 618,000 copies. From January to August 2003 the magazine had a circulation of 561,000 copies. Its circulation fell to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnese Nano
Agnese Nano (born 5 November 1965 in Rome) is an Italian film, television and theater actress. Her first appearance was in 1987 but she became famous after her role as the young "Elena Mendola" in ''Cinema Paradiso'' by Giuseppe Tornatore, in 1988. Nano felt that playing Elena "was a deeply nurturing experience, crucial for the development of her future career." Filmography *1988: ''It's Happening Tomorrow'', Daniele Luchetti *1988: ''Cinema Paradiso'', Giuseppe Tornatore *1990: ''Faccione'', Christian De Sica *1990: ''Adelaide'', Lucio Gaudino *1991: ''Steps On The Moon'', Claudio Antonino *1991: ''Baroque'', Claudio Sestrieri *1992: ''The Abdomen Of Maria'', Memé Perlini *1992: '' The Long Silence'', Margarethe von Trotta *1992: ''L'edera'', Edera *1993: ''Tired Men'', Lucio Gaudino *1994: ''The Summer Of Bobby Charlton'', Massimo Guglielmi *2001: ''Murderers in the festive days'', Damiano Damiani *2002: ''Do Like Us'', Francesco Apolloni *2003: ''Until I Make You Suffering'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
