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Onofrio De Leo
Onofrio is an Italian surname derived from Onuphrius. Notable people with the surname include: * Vincent D'Onofrio * Al Onofrio * Beverly Donofrio * Elizabeth D'Onofrio * Francesco Onofrio Manfredini * Marco Onofrio See also * Sant'Onofrio (other) * San Onofre (other) {{surname Italian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onuphrius
Onuphrius ( el, Ὀνούφριος, Onouphrios; also ''Onoufrios'') lived as a hermit in the desert of Upper Egypt in the 4th or 5th centuries. He is venerated as Saint Onuphrius in both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Catholic churches, as Venerable Onuphrius in Eastern Orthodoxy, and as Saint Nofer the Anchorite in Oriental Orthodoxy. Life and legends Onuphrius was one of the Desert Fathers who made a great impression on Eastern spirituality in the third and fourth centuries, around the time that Christianity was emerging as the dominant faith of the Roman Empire. At this time many Christians were inspired to go out into the desert and live in prayer in the harsh environment of extreme heat and cold, with little to eat and drink, surrounded by all sorts of dangerous animals and robbers. It is uncertain in which century Onuphrius lived; the account of Paphnutius the Ascetic, who encountered him in the Egyptian desert, forms the sole source for our knowledge of the life of Sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent D'Onofrio
Vincent Philip D'Onofrio (; born June 30, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his supporting and leading roles in both film and television. He has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. His roles include Private Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence in '' Full Metal Jacket'' (1987), Edgar the Bug in ''Men in Black'' (1997) and '' Men in Black: The Series'' (1997–2001), Carl Stargher in '' The Cell'' (2000), New York City Police Detective Robert Goren in ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (2001–11), Victor "Vic" Hoskins in '' Jurassic World'' (2015), and Wilson Fisk / Kingpin in four television series of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Early life D'Onofrio was born on June 30, 1959, in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York. He is of Italian descent, with ancestors from Naples. His parents Gennaro and Phyllis D'Onofrio met while Gennaro was stationed in Hawaii with the US Air Force. Gennaro was trained as an interior decorator but spent most of his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Onofrio
Albert Joseph Onofrio (March 15, 1921 – November 5, 2004) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Missouri from 1971 to 1977, compiling a record of 38–41. He spent 13 years, from 1958 to 1970, as an assistant coach at Missouri under Dan Devine. His Missouri football teams upset the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on October 21, 1972, at South Bend, Indiana, the Alabama Crimson Tide on September 8, 1975, at Birmingham, the USC Trojans at Los Angeles on September 11, 1976, the Ohio State Buckeyes at Columbus two weeks later, and the Arizona State Sun Devils at Tempe on October 1, 1977, during his final season at Missouri. In his seven years at Mizzou, Onofrio compiled a 1–6 record against arch-rival Kansas, which contributed to his dismissal. Onofrio coached four All-Americans and 30 future National Football League players. He led Missouri to two bowl games, the 1972 Fiesta Bowl, a loss to Arizona State, and the 1973 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverly Donofrio
Beverly Ann Donofrio (born September 23, 1950) is an American memoirist, children's author, and creative writing teacher known for her 1992 best selling memoir, ''Riding in Cars with Boys''. The memoir was adapted into the 2001 film ''Riding in Cars with Boys'', directed by Penny Marshall, with Drew Barrymore portraying Donofrio. Early life and education Donofrio's parents are Italian-American. She was raised in Wallingford, Connecticut and graduated from Lyman Hall High School. Donofrio studied literature at Wesleyan University and earned an MFA from Columbia University. Career Donofrio is a prolific essayist, having published work in numerous anthologies, in ''The New York Times'', ''The Washington Post Sunday Magazine'', ''The Village Voice'', the ''Los Angeles Times'', and in such magazines as '' Allure'', ''Cosmopolitan'', ''O, The Oprah Magazine'', and '' Marie Claire''. Donofrio has taught writing at New York University and the University of Wyoming, among other ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth D'Onofrio
Elizabeth D'Onofrio (born October 23, 1957, in New York City) is an American film producer, actress, and acting coach. Career She conducts Audition Workshops throughout the U.S. She is also one of the founders of the RiverRun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina along with her brother Vincent and their father Gene D'Onofrio. She was also involved in the Naples Film Festival, Fort Myers Film Festival, and is the talent and film coordinator for The Fort Myers Beach Film Festival. Recent acting roles include Romantic Rewrite, ''The Right Stuff'', "The Neapolitan", ''Simple Things'', ''Awaken the Dawn'', ''Dear Angry'' (2005) and ''The Chocolate Fetish'' (2004). D'Onofrio teaches TV and Film Acting Skills at Curtain Call Studios in Fort Myers, FL. D'Onofrio was cast as Doris in National Geographic's '' The Right Stuff'' on Disney+. Personal life D'Onofrio lives on Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Her younger brother is actor Vincent D'Onofrio Vincent Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Onofrio Manfredini
Francesco Onofrio Manfredini (22 June 1684 – 6 October 1762) was an Italian Baroque composer, violinist, and church musician. He was born at Pistoia to a trombonist. He studied violin with Giuseppe Torelli in Bologna, then a part of the Papal States, a leading figure in the development of the ''concerto grosso''. He also took instruction in composition from Giacomo Antonio Perti, ''maestro di cappella'' of the Basilica of San Petronio from 1696 when the orchestra was temporarily disbanded. Much of his music is presumed to have been destroyed after his death; only 43 published works and a handful of manuscripts are known. To quote his Naxos biography, "His groups of Concerti Grossi and Sinfonias show a highly accomplished composer, well versed in the mainstream Italian school of composition." Career Although he composed oratorios, only his secular works remain in the repertoire. A contemporary of Johann Sebastian Bach and Antonio Vivaldi, his extant work shows the influence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Onofrio
Marco Onofrio (born February 11, 1971) is an Italian writer, essayist and literary critic. In 1995 he graduated with honors in contemporary Italian literature from the University of Rome "La Sapienza", defending a Laurea dissertation on the poet Dino Campana, which was awarded the 'Eugenio Montale' European Prize in 1996. His work deals primarily with modern and contemporary Italian literature, with special emphasis on the twentieth century writers. He studies the relationship of Italian and foreign writers with the city of Rome, and the impact of staying in or visiting Rome in their work. He also carries out activities of militant criticism aimed at the discovery and advancement of new editorial proposals. He has published several volumes of poetry and fiction, written dozens of prefaces and authored hundreds of articles in various Italian newspapers, including " Il Messaggero", " Il Tempo", "Lazio Ieri e Oggi", "Studium", " Nuova Antologia", "La Voce Romana", "L'Immaginazione", "O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sant'Onofrio (other)
Sant'Onofrio is the Italian name of St. Onuphrius. This name may refer to: * Sant'Onofrio (Rome), a church in Rome * Sant'Onofrio, Calabria, a municipality in Italy * Sant'Onofrio (Campli), a comune (''frazioni'') in Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy * Hermitage of Sant'Onofrio, Serramonacesca, Abruzzo * Sant'Onofrio (Lanciano), a frazione of Chieti * Hermitage of Sant'Onofrio al Morrone Eremo di Sant'Onofrio al Morrone (Italian for ''Hermitage of Sant'Onofrio al Morrone'') is an hermitage located in Sulmona, Province of L'Aquila ( Abruzzo, Italy)., dating back to the thirteenth century. A monk by the name of Pietro Angelerio liv ..., Sulmona, Abruzzo * Sant'Onofrio Altarpiece by Luca Signorelli, on display in Duomo, Orvieto {{disamb, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Onofre (other)
San Onofre or Santo Onofre may refer to: * Onuphrius, known as ''San Onofre'' in Spanish and ''Santo Onofre'' in Portuguese, 4th-century Egyptian hermit honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church * San Onofre, Sucre, a municipality in the Sucre Department of Colombia * San Onofre State Beach, located in San Diego County, California * San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) is a permanently closed nuclear power plant located south of San Clemente, California, on the Pacific coast, in Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV. The plant was shut down in 2013 after repl ... (SONGS), a nuclear power plant adjacent to the state beach {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
