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Jeronima De La Asuncion
Jeronima or Jerónima is a feminine given name. It may refer to: ;In people * Jerónima de la Asunción (1555-1630), Spanish Catholic nun * Jerónima Llorente (1793-1848), Spanish actress * Jerônima Mesquita (1880-1972), Brazilian feminist * Jerónima Nava y Saavedra (1669-1727), writer and Catholic religious from New Kingdom of Granada (present-day Colombia). ;In other uses * '' The Nun Jerónima de la Fuente'', portrait painting by Diego Velázquez * ''Ang Luha at Lualhati ni Jeronima'' (The Sorrow and Happiness of Jeronima), 2018 Philippine short film See also * Jeronimas Jeronimas is a male Lithuanian name, Lithuanian given name, derived from Hieronymus. Notable people with the name include: *Jeronimas Kačinskas (1907–2005), Lithuanian-born American composer *Jeronimas Milius (born 1984), Lithuanian singer and E ...
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Jerónima De La Asunción
Jerónima de la Asunción, O.S.C. ( es, Jerónima de la Asunción García Yánez y De La Fuente; May 9, 1555 – October 22, 1630) was a Spanish Catholic nun and abbess who founded the ''Real Monasterio de Santa Clara'' (Royal Monastery of Saint Clare) in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines. For her efforts in establishing the first Catholic monastery in Manila and the Far East, the Vatican issued an apostolic decree for her beatification in 1734. This monastery was immortalized in the novel '' Noli Me Tángere'', penned by the national hero, José Rizal.Ruano, Pedro, O.F.M. (Vice-General Postulator). Mother Jerónima de la Asunción (1555–1630), A Biography, Monastery of St. Claire, Quezon City, Philippines, 1999.
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Jerónima Llorente
Jerónima Llorente ( Añover de Tajo, 1793 - Madrid, 1848) was a Spanish actress of the first half of the 19th century. Biography She was born in 1793 in the Toledo town of Añover de Tajo, which she left to fulfill her dream of being an actress. She made her debut at the age of 15 at the Teatro del Príncipe, where, directed by Juan Grimaldi, she achieved great popularity on the theater scene, playing strong characters. Her great achievements were achieved between 1835 and 1848 as a featured player of the company of Matilde Diez and Julián Romea, interpreting characters by Leandro Fernández de Moratín and Manuel Bretón de los Herreros. Death and legacy She died in 1848, and had a street dedicated in her honor in Madrid since 1887. Her remains, from the San Sebastián cemetery, were reburied in the Pantheon of Illustrious Men of the Cementerio de San Justo The Cementerio de San Justo, also known as Sacramental de San Justo, located in Madrid, Spain, is a cemetery near ...
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Jerônima Mesquita
Jerônima Mesquita (30 April 1880 – 1972) was a Brazilian feminist. She is regarded as the pioneer of the women's movement in Brazil, and co-founded the Federação Brasileira pelo Progresso Feminino with Berta Lutz Bertha Maria Júlia Lutz (August 2, 1894 – September 16, 1976) was a Brazilian zoologist, politician, and diplomat. Lutz became a leading figure in both the Pan American feminist movement and human rights movement. She was instrumental in gaini ... and Stela Guerra Duval in 1922. References 1880 births 1972 deaths Brazilian suffragists Brazilian feminists {{Brazil-activist-stub ...
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Jerónima Nava Y Saavedra
Jerónima Nava y Saavedra (April 25, 1669May 31, 1727), was a writer and Catholic religious from New Kingdom of Granada (present-day Colombia). Biography She was born in the town of Tocaima, Bogotá Province, New Kingdom of Granada, April 25, 1669. After Nava's mother died when she was five years old, Nava moved to Santa Fe de Bogotá Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnight ..., where she later entered the Santa Clara Convent. She became a religious and spent the rest of her life in various positions such as caretaker, nurse, secretary and choir vicar. Her confessor, the priest Juan de Olmos y Zapiaín, described her physically and intellectually as "a tall woman, with a lively and beautiful face and eyes and a sensitive intelligence and manly understanding." The only known ...
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The Nun Jerónima De La Fuente
''The Nun Jerónima de la Fuente'' is a full-length portrait painting by Diego Velázquez depicting the titular nun. Velázquez painted ''Jerónima'', which is in oil on canvas, in 1620. It is now on display at the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain. History First discovered at an exhibition in 1926, the painting was originally attributed to Luis Tristán. Upon restoration, however, Diego Velázquez signature surfaced. Velázquez painted ''Jerónima'' in June 1620 during Jerónima de la Asunción two-month stop-over in Seville, Spain en route to the Philippines. The painting was commissioned by one of the Franciscans accompanying Jerónima or Alvaro de Villegas, the vicar of the Santa Isabel convent in Toledo. ''Jerónima'' is one of the earliest known portraits by Velázquez, and correspondingly one of the earliest records of the "growing cult" of Jerónima, who was "significantly more renowned" than Velázquez at the time of painting. ''Jerónima'' helped advance his reput ...
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Ang Luha At Lualhati Ni Jeronima
''Ang Luha at Lualhati ni Jeronima'' (The Sorrow and Happiness of Jeronima) is a 2018 Philippine short film by CJ Santos and inspired by the third chapter of Dr. Jose Rizal's El Filibusterismo. It is one of the finalists for the 2018 Wisik Short Film Competition by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. In December 2018, the film had official selection in In-Short 2018 Film Festival in Lagos, Nigeria. It follows the old tale of a young woman named Jeronima who was promised marriage by her lover but a twist of fate brought her to the deepest corners of the Pasig River where she met a farmer named Ignacio. Plot Tristan is a 5th grader taking photos of the present-day Pasig River where he meets Mang Igme, a mysterious street sweeper who asks him to keep the park clean. Mang Igme shares the old tale of Jeronima, a young woman living in the old Pasig River and was promised a marriage by her lover Antonio, upon his return from his studies. She waited for him for years a ...
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