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Rosa Egipcíaca
Rosa Egipcíaca, also known as Rosa Maria Egipcíaca of Vera Cruz and Rosa Courana (1719 – 12 October 1771), was a formerly enslaved writer and religious mystic, who was the author of '' A Sagrada Teologia do Amor de Deus Luz Brilhante das Almas Peregrinas'' (''The Sacred Theology of Love of God Brilliant Light of Pilgrim Souls'') – the oldest book written by a black woman in the history of Brazil. Early life Egipcíaca was born on the , close to where modern-day Lagos is in Nigeria. She was born a member of the Coura people and was enslaved when she was six years old, and taken via the Atlantic slave trade to Rio de Janeiro in 1725. When she arrived she was baptised at the Igreja da Candelária and given the name Rosa (or, as she is sometimes referred to, Rosa Courana – reflecting her West African cultural identity). In 1733 she was sold to Dona Ana Garcês de Morais who owned a mining camp at Inficionado in the Minas Gerais region. Egipcíaca's previous enslaver, José d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek language, Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxon, taxa, such as order (biology), orders and above. At the time when biologist Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) published the books that are now accepted as the starting point of binomial nomenclature, Latin was used in Western Europe as the common language of science, and scientific names were in Latin or Greek: Linnaeus continued this practice. Although Latin is now largely unused except by classical scholars, or for certain purposes in botany, medicine and the Roman Catholic Church, it can still be found in scientific names. It is helpful to be able to understand the source of scientific names. Although the Latin names do not always co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
