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Morra (other)
Morra can mean: People * Alberto di Morra (c. 1100/1105-1187), Pope Gregory VIII * Bernardino Morra (died 1605), Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Aversa * Claudio Morra, (born 1995) Italian footballer * Galal al-Morra, Egyptian Islamist politician * Isabella di Morra (c. 1520-1545/1546), Italian poet * León S. Morra (1882–1948), Argentine doctor and university professor * Mario Morra (born 1935), Italian film editor, director and screenwriter Toponyms * La Morra, a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo, Italy * Morra (Città di Castello), a ''frazione'' (territorial subdivision) in the Province of Perugia, Italy * Morra, Dongeradeel, a hamlet in the province of Friesland, Netherlands * Oued Morra, town and commune in Laghouat Province, Algeria * Villa Morra, neighbourhood of Asunción, the capital of Paraguay Other * Morra (game) Morra is a hand game that dates back thousands of years to ancient Roman and Greek times. Each player simultane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope Gregory VIII
Pope Gregory VIII ( la, Gregorius VIII; c. 1100/1105 – 17 December 1187), born Alberto di Morra, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States for two months in 1187. Becoming Pope after a long diplomatic career as Apostolic Chancellor, he was notable in his brief reign for reconciling the Papacy with the estranged Holy Roman Empire and for initiating the Third Crusade. Early life Alberto di Morra was born about 1105 in Benevento. His father was the nobleman Sartorius di Morra. He became a monk early in life, either as a Cistercian in Laon, or a Benedictine at Monte Cassino. Alberto later joined a new religious order, the Premonstratensian or Norbertine order, probably between the ages of 20–30. He was a canon at St. Martin's Abbey in Laon. He later became a professor of canon law in Bologna. Cardinal In 1156, Pope Adrian IV made him cardinal-deacon of Sant'Adriano, and on 14 March 1158 he became cardinal-priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina. As a papal leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernardino Morra
Bernardino Morra (c. 1549–1605) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Aversa (1598–1605). Biography Morra had been Auditor of Cardinal Carlo Borromeo, Archbishop of Milan (1564–1584), and then his Vicar General. In 1594, Morra was Apostolic Visitor of S. Lorenzo in Lucina in Rome. In 1595, he was named secretary of the SC of Bishops and Regulars. On 9 October 1598, Bernardino Morra was appointed Bishop of Aversa by Pope Clement VIII. On 25 October 1598 he was consecrated bishop by Ottavio Bandini, Archbishop of Fermo. At the time of his appointment, Morra was serving as secretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars in the Roman Curia. His duties did not allow him to leave his post, and therefore he sent Father Giovanni Leonardi as his Administrator of the city and diocese of Aversa. In 1600 and 1601, with the encouragement of Clement VIII, Bishop Morra reformed the cathedral Chapter of Aversa. He served as Bishop of Aversa until his death on 17 Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Morra
Claudio Morra (born 22 January 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Rimini. Club career Early career Born in Savigliano, Morra began his career with amateur club Saluzzo, where he remained until he was 16 years old. In 2011, he moved to Spanish club Levante, where he remained for one season, then back to Italy, with Verona, and then Torino in January 2013. He was one of the four overage players of Torino's Primavera in the 2014–15 season, scoring a hat-trick against Fiorentina in the semifinals of the Campionato Nazionale Primavera. On 4 August Morra was signed by Lega Pro newcomer Andria, and in January 2016, Savona. Pro Vercelli In July 2016, he was sold to Pro Vercelli. Under his former Torino youth coach, Moreno Longo, he made 27 appearances and scored three goals in the 2016–17 season. Virtus Entella On 25 July 2019, he joined Virtus Entella. On 28 January 2021, he moved to Pordenone on loan. Piacenza On 19 August 2022, Morra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galal Al-Morra
Galal al-Morra is an Egyptian Islamist politician, secretary-general of the Salafi Al-Nour Party. Galal Morra was appointed secretary-general of Al-Nour on 16 January 2013. He was one of the politicians flanking General Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi when he announced the removal of Mohamed Morsi in the 2013 Egyptian coup.David D. KirkpatrickArmy Ousts Egypt’s President; Morsi Is Taken Into Military Custody ''New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...'', 3 July 2013. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Egyptian Islamists {{Egypt-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabella Di Morra
Isabella di Morra (c. 1520 – 1545/1546) was an Italian poet of the Renaissance. An unknown figure in her lifetime, she was forced by her brothers to live in isolation, which estranged her from courts and literary salons. While living in solitude in her castle, she produced a body of work which did not circulate in the literary milieu of the time. Her brothers eventually murdered her for her suspected secret romance. Thirteen poems by her have survived to this day. This work is considered among the most powerful and original poetic expressions of Italian literature from the 16th century,. employing topics and techniques which make her, according to some scholars, a forerunner of Romantic poetry. Biography Early life Isabella di Morra was born into a noble family in Favale (now Valsinni, in the province of Matera), at the time part of the Kingdom of Naples. She was the daughter of Giovanni Michele di Morra, baron of Favale, and Luisa Brancaccio, a noblewoman belonging to a N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
León S
Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again from 1296 to 1301 * León (historical region), composed of the Spanish provinces León, Salamanca, and Zamora * Viscounty of Léon, a feudal state in France during the 11th to 13th centuries * Saint-Pol-de-Léon, a commune in Brittany, France * Léon, Landes, a commune in Aquitaine, France * Isla de León, a Spanish island * Leon (Souda Bay), an islet in Souda Bay, Chania, on the island of Crete North America * León, Guanajuato, Mexico, a large city * Leon, California, United States, a ghost town * Leon, Iowa, United States * Leon, Kansas, United States * Leon, New York, United States * Leon, Oklahoma, United States * Leon, Virginia, United States * Leon, West Virginia, United States * Leon, Wisconsin (other), United States, several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Morra
Mario Morra (born 1935) is an Italian film editor, director and screenwriter. Born in Rome, Morra began working as an assistant editor in the early 1960s, and made his debut as film editor in 1964.Roberto Poppi. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano. I registi''. Gramese, 2002. He gradually established himself up as one of the most representative of his profession, very active in art films as well as in less ambitious works. In 1990 he was nominated to BAFTA Award for Best Editing for Giuseppe Tornatore's '' Cinema Paradiso''. In the 1970s and 1980s, Morra was also director or writer of several successful documentaries and Mondo films, often in collaboration with Antonio Climati Antonio Climati (November 14, 1931 – August 9, 2015) was an Italian cinematographer, filmmaker and film editor. He was best known for photographing and directing many mondo films during the 1970s and 1980s, as well as for having worked as a dir ... like Turbo Time a documentary about the world of car a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Morra
La Morra is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,668 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. The municipality of La Morra contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Annunziata, Santa Maria, Rivalta, and Berri. La Morra borders the following municipalities: Alba, Barolo, Bra, Castiglione Falletto, Cherasco, Narzole, Roddi, and Verduno. History La Morra originated as Murra (Latin: "sheep fencing"), a village built in the Roman era by the nearby town of Alba Pompeia. In 1631 it became a possession of the House of Savoy. Long a major wine growing region, it was illegal in La Morra to cut down a Nebbiolo vine. The penalties for this offense ranged from a fine, to having a hand amputated to hanging Hanging is the suspension of a person by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morra (Città Di Castello)
Morra can mean: People * Alberto di Morra (c. 1100/1105-1187), Pope Gregory VIII * Bernardino Morra (died 1605), Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Aversa * Claudio Morra, (born 1995) Italian footballer * Galal al-Morra, Egyptian Islamist politician * Gigio Morra (1945–2024), Italian actor * Isabella di Morra (c. 1520-1545/1546), Italian poet * León S. Morra (1882–1948), Argentine doctor and university professor * Mario Morra (born 1935), Italian film editor, director and screenwriter Toponyms * La Morra, a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo, Italy * Morra (Città di Castello), a ''frazione'' (territorial subdivision) in the Province of Perugia, Italy * Morra, Dongeradeel, a hamlet in the province of Friesland, Netherlands * Oued Morra, town and commune in Laghouat Province, Algeria * Villa Morra, neighbourhood of Asunción, the capital of Paraguay Other * Morra (game) Morra is a hand game that dates back thousands of years to ancient R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morra, Dongeradeel
Moarre is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, the Netherlands with roughly 227 inhabitants in January 2017. - Dongeradeel Before 2019, the village was part of the municipality. History The village has a church with a characteristic 13th century tower. Highway N361 runs just to the south of the village. Moarre was surrounded by s (marshland) which are now cultivated. The name ''Moarre'' means marshland in[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oued Morra
Oued Morra is a town and commune in Laghouat Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig .... According to the 1998 census it has a population of 4,748. References Communes of Laghouat Province {{Laghouat-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Morra
Villa Morra is a neighbourhood of Asunción, the capital of Paraguay. It has a population of 5,000 people. The name "Villa Morra" comes from the family name of one of the first owners of the Asunción Tramways company, Mr. Francisco Morra. Villa Morra is an upscale commercial and residential neighbourhood. Villa Morra has seen an important development in the last few years with the opening of new high end stores, restaurants, hotels, nightclubs and even banks and financial firm Financial institutions, sometimes called banking institutions, are business entities that provide services as intermediaries for different types of financial monetary transactions. Broadly speaking, there are three major types of financial inst ...s. Some important sites in this barrio include the Senador Long street and the Villa Morra Suites Hotel (built based on the early 20th-century European architecture). References Neighbourhoods of Asunción {{Paraguay-geo-stub pt:Villa Morra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
