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Menina Fortunato
Menina may refer to: * "Menina do alto da serra", the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 * Menina Izildinha (1897–1911), a popular saint in Brazilian Catholicism * Hamza Ménina (born 1981), Algerian triple jumper * Menina, Thesprotia, a village in Greece See also * Battle of Menina, fought in Menina, Greece in 1944, during the German occupation of Greece * Menina Pasture Plateau The Menina Pasture Plateau ( sl, Menina planina) is a pre-Alpine karst plateau in Slovenia.''Veliki splošni leksikon''. 1998. Vol. 5: ''Ma–Ož''. Ljubljana: DZS, p. 2555. Geography The plateau stands at an elevation between in the Kamnik– ..., a plateau in Slovenia * Las Meninas (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menina Do Alto Da Serra
Portugal was represented by Tonicha, with the song "Menina do alto da serra", at the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 3 April in Dublin. "Menina do alto da serra" was chosen as the Portuguese entry at the Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa on 11 February. Before Eurovision Festival da Canção 1971 The Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa 1971 was held at the in Lisbon, hosted by Ana Maria Lucas and Henrique Mendes. Nine songs took part in the final. Jorge Costa Pinto conducted all the songs. The results were determined by a distrital jury, composed by three members, each had 5 votes to be distributed among the songs it intended to award, making a total of 15 votes per district. At Eurovision On the night of the final Tonicha performed 15th in the running order, following Netherlands and preceding Yugoslavia. A new voting system was introduced for the 1971 contest, with two jury members from each country, split into six groups, appearing on scre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menina Izildinha
Maria Izilda de Castro Ribeiro (1897, Póvoa de Lanhoso – 1911, Guimarães), popularly known as Menina Izildinha, Angel of the Lord or Saint Izildinha, is an unofficial popular child saint to whom Brazilian Catholics have attributed inexplicable miracles, cures and healings. History Life and illness Maria Izilda de Castro Ribeiro was born on June 17, 1897 in Póvoa de Lanhoso, Portugal to Aurélio Ribeiro and Ana Castro and one of the six children with five brothers: Constantine, José Bernardo, Antonio, Fernando and Julio de Castro Ribeiro. She was baptized a Catholic on September 2, 1897, with Father John Duarte Macedo as her godfather and the Virgin Mary as her godmother, and made her Holy Communion in May 1904. She was described by her cousins, uncle and other family relatives as "cheerful and friendly" and was noted to enjoy playing the piano, completing her primary school at 11 and taking a strong devotion in angels and the Virgin Mary. Maria Izilda's health greatl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamza Ménina
Hamza Ménina (born 1981) is a retired Algerian triple jumper. He finished sixth at the 2002 African Championships, won the silver medal at the 2004 African Championships, and the bronze medal at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games. His personal best jump is 16.04 metres, achieved in October 2004 in Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques .... References 1981 births Living people Algerian male triple jumpers Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Algeria Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics 21st-century Algerian people 20th-century Algerian people {{Algeria-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Menina
The Battle of Menina ( el, Μάχη της Μενίνας) was conducted by the Greek resistance group EDES against the German garrison of the village Menina, Thesprotia, during the German occupation of Greece. They were successful and captured a large quantity of supplies. Background Guerilla units of the EDES resistance undertook several sabotage missions against the Wehrmacht as soon as the later began its withdrawal from Greece. The 10th Division of EDES was active in the wider region of Preveza and managed in various clashed to block the movement of the Germans from Preveza to the regional capital of Epirus, Ioannina Ioannina ( el, Ιωάννινα ' ), often called Yannena ( ' ) within Greece, is the capital and largest city of the Ioannina regional unit and of Epirus, an administrative region in north-western Greece. According to the 2011 census, the c ....Flitouris, 1998, p. 216 Nazi German and Cham Albanian collaborator units were stationed in various positi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menina Pasture Plateau
The Menina Pasture Plateau ( sl, Menina planina) is a pre-Alpine karst plateau in Slovenia.''Veliki splošni leksikon''. 1998. Vol. 5: ''Ma–Ož''. Ljubljana: DZS, p. 2555. Geography The plateau stands at an elevation between in the Kamnik–Savinja Alps.Stiplovšek, Miroslav. 1993. Menina. In: ''Enciklopedija Slovenije'', vol. 7: ''Marin–Nor''. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 69. It is located between the Dreta Valley to the north, the Tuhinj Valley and Motnik Valley to the south, the Črnivec Pass to the west, and the Lipa Pass and Dobrovlje Plateau to the east. The plateau is approximately from east to west, and approximately from north to south. The highest point on the plateau is Mount Vidovnik (), where there is also a lookout tower, about a 15-minute walk from the Menina Pasture Lodge ( sl, Dom na Menini planini; ). Name The plateau was attested in written sources in 1424 as ''Menino'', and as ''Minitza'' in 1500. The name is believed to derive from a possessive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
