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Valentine (name)
Valentine is a masculine given name, feminine given name, and a surname, derived from the Roman family name Valentinus, which was derived from the Latin word ''valens'', which means "strong and healthy." Valentine can be considered an English translation or adaptation of the names Valentinus or Valentinian. It was the name of several saints of the Roman Catholic Church. St. Valentine's Day was named for a third-century martyr. The usual feminine form of the name is Valentina. People with the given name * Saint Valentine, 3rd century Roman saint * Valentine of Passau (died 475), Catholic saint, monk, abbot, bishop and hermit * Pope Valentine (died 827), briefly Roman Catholic pope * Valentine Abt (1873–1942), American composer and mandolin player * Valentine Ackland (1906–1969), English poet * Valentine Berriochoa, one of the Vietnamese Martyrs * Valentine Colasante (born 1989), French ballet dancer * Valentine de Saint-Point (1875–1953), French poet, playwright and pain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Valentine
Saint Valentine ( it, San Valentino; la, Valentinus) was a 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity on February 14 and in Eastern Orthodoxy on July 6. From the High Middle Ages, his Saints' Day has been associated with a tradition of courtly love. He is also a patron saint of Terni, asthma and beekeepers. Saint Valentine was a clergymaneither a priest or a bishopin the Roman Empire who ministered to persecuted Christians.. He was martyred and his body buried at a Christian cemetery on the Via Flaminia on February 14, which has been observed as the Feast of Saint Valentine (Saint Valentine's Day) since at least the eighth century. Relics of him were kept in the Church and Catacombs of San Valentino in Rome, which "remained an important pilgrim site throughout the Middle Ages until the relics of St. Valentine were transferred to the church of Santa Prassede during the pontificate of Nicholas IV". His skull, crowned with flowers, is exhibited in the Basi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentine De Saint-Point
Valentine de Saint-Point (''née'' Anna Jeanne Valentine Marianne Glans de Cessiat-Vercell; 16 February 1875, Lyon – 28 March 1953, Cairo) was a French writer, poet, painter, playwright, art critic, choreographer, lecturer and journalist. She is primarily known for being the first woman to have written a futurist manifesto, but was also active in Parisian salons, and the associated literary and artistic movements of the Belle Epoque. Her writings and performances of ''La Métachorie'', which demonstrated her theory of "a total fusion of the arts." Performed veiled, it is an exploration of the body’s relationship to nature and geometric archetypes that govern physical form and movement. Finding a similar universality in Islamic art, she converted to Islam and moved to Alexandria where she also became involved in Middle Eastern politics, writing prolifically as an advocate for Egyptian and Syrian independence from French rule. She died at the age of 78. Her Muslim name was Ruh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Valentine
Karen Valentine (born May 25, 1947) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as young idealistic schoolteacher Alice Johnson in the ABC comedy drama series ''Room 222'' from 1969 to 1974, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1970, and received a Golden Globe Award nomination in 1971. She later went to star in her own short-lived sitcom ''Karen'' (1975), and played leading roles in the Disney films ''Hot Lead and Cold Feet'' (1978) and ''The North Avenue Irregulars'' (1979). Early life Valentine was born in Sebastopol, California, in 1947. She is of Portuguese heritage, and her grandfather changed the family name from Valentin before her birth. Career In 1966–1967, she started her television career as "The Resident Dream Girl" on '' The Dream Girl of 1967'', replacing Beverly Adams from the first weekday broadcast opposite hosts Dick Stewart and Wink Martindale, and during that time, she appeared on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Valentine
Gary Joseph Knipfing (born November 22, 1961), better known by his stage name Gary Valentine, is an American actor and comedian. He is the older brother of actor Kevin James. He starred as Danny Heffernan in ''The King of Queens'' (1998–2007) as Kevin James' (Doug Heffernan's) cousin, as Kyle Gable in ''Kevin Can Wait'' (2016-2018), and has appeared in numerous ''Happy Madison Productions''. Early life Valentine was born Gary Joseph Knipfing in Mineola, New York, to Janet, who worked in a chiropractor's office, and Joseph Valentine Knipfing, Jr., who owned an insurance agency. His family is of German descent. Valentine has two siblings: Kevin George Knipfing, known as Kevin James, an actor and comedian, and Leslie Knipfing. Gary and his siblings were raised in the Catholic faith. Career Valentine got his start in show business on the standup comedy stage. After an appearance at the Montreal Comedy Festival, he left his native New York for Los Angeles. There he quickly l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke Valentine
Kanesha Nichole Brookes (born October 5, 1984), better known by her stage name Brooke Valentine, is an American singer, actress, and model. Her single "Girlfight" peaked on U.S. music charts in 2005, paving the way for her debut album ''Chain Letter'' released via Subliminal Entertainment imprint on Virgin Records and went on to sell more than 290,000 units worldwide. After a first attempt at a comeback, Brooke officially returned to the spotlight in 2012 with two singles "Forever" and the Adult R&B Top 40 hit "Don't Wanna Be In Love". Biography 1984–2004: Early life and career beginnings Valentine was born in Houston, Texas She started her musical career as a member of the female group Best Kept Secret. To pursue a solo career, she moved to Los Angeles, California with producer and Subliminal Entertainment CEO Deja the Great and signed to Virgin Records. 2004–2006: ''Chain Letter'' Brooke Valentine made her debut with the hit single, "Girlfight", which featured Lil J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Valentine
Anthony Valentine (17 August 1939 – 2 December 2015) was an English actor best known for his television roles: the ruthless Toby Meres in ''Callan'' (1967–72), the sadistic Major Horst Mohn in ''Colditz'' (1972–74), Bob in Tales of the Unexpected, the suave titular gentleman thief in '' Raffles'' (1977), and the murderous Baron Gruner in the ''Sherlock Holmes'' episode "The Illustrious Client" (1991). Early life and education Valentine was born in Blackburn, Lancashire; he moved with his family to Chiswick, West London when he was 6 years old, going on to attend Acton County Grammar School. Career Aged 9, Valentine was spotted tap-dancing in a stage version of ''Robin Hood'' at Ealing Town Hall. He made his acting debut at age 10 in the Nettlefold Studios film '' No Way Back'' (1949), and at age 12 he was a boy sleuth in ''The Girl on the Pier'' (1953). He worked regularly as a child actor for the BBC, most notably as Harry Wharton in the 1950s adaptation of '' Billy Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Glushko
Valentin Petrovich Glushko (russian: Валенти́н Петро́вич Глушко́; uk, Валентин Петрович Глушко, Valentyn Petrovych Hlushko; born 2 September 1908 – 10 January 1989) was a Soviet engineer and the main designer of rocket engines in the Soviet space program during the heights of the Space Race between United States and the Soviet Union. Biography At the age of fourteen he became interested in aeronautics after reading novels by Jules Verne. He is known to have written a letter to Konstantin Tsiolkovsky in 1923. He studied at an Odessa trade school, where he learned to be a sheet metal worker. After graduation he apprenticed at a hydraulics fitting plant. He was first trained as a fitter, then moved to lathe operator. During his time in Odessa, Glushko performed experiments with explosives. These were recovered from unexploded artillery shells that had been left behind by the White Guards during their retreat. From 1924 to 1925 he wro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentine Warner
Valentine Warner (born 1972) is a chef. He started his television career on the BBC in autumn 2008 with '' What to Eat Now'', a cookery programme based on his book of the same name. His parents were Simone Georgina de Ferranti (née Nangle) and the diplomat Frederick Warner, who was British Ambassador to Japan from 1972 until 1975. He attended Bedales School in Hampshire from 1985 to 1990. In 1994 he began studying at the Byam Shaw School of Art and trained as a portrait painter. He worked in London restaurants for eight years under chefs such as Alastair Little and Rose Cararina, before setting up a private catering company, Green Pea. Warner's first series, ''What to Eat Now'' (BBC Two) on autumn food, was followed by a second series focusing on summer. He presented ''Valentine Warner: Coast to Coast'' (Good Food), in which he travelled the country fishing and cooking his catch, as well as ''Ration Book Britain'' ( Yesterday) and ''Valentine Warner Eats The Sixties'' (Yesterday) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentine Tessier
Valentine Tessier (5 August 1892 – 11 August 1981) was a French actress who appeared in around thirty films during her career. She played the title role in Jean Renoir's 1934 film version of ''Madame Bovary''.Donaldson-Evans p.193 Selected filmography * '' The Italian Straw Hat'' (1928) * ''Madame Bovary'' (1934) * ''Women's Club'' (1936) * ''Ménilmontant'' (1936) * ''Abused Confidence'' (1938) * ''The Phantom Carriage'' (1939) * '' Le Lit à colonnes'' (1942) * '' Distress'' (1946) * ''Justice Is Done'' (1950) * ''The Temptress'' (1952) * '' Leathernose'' (1952) * ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953) * '' Children of Love'' (1953) * '' Stain in the Snow'' (1954) * '' Maddalena'' (1954) * ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (french: Notre-Dame de Paris, translation=''Our Lady of Paris'', originally titled ''Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482'') is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. It focuses on the unfortunate story ...'' (1956) * '' Maigr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Page
Valentine Page (1891–1978) Retrieved 2015-01-12 was a British motorcycle designer, who worked for several of the UK's leading marques, including Ariel Motorcycles, Ariel, Triumph Engineering Co Ltd, Triumph, and Birmingham Small Arms Company#Motorcycles, BSA. Page was an innovator whose radical designs include the Triumph 6/1, BSA Gold Star, BSA A7 and BSA M20, the J.A.Prestwich engine of the Brough Superior SS100, and the Ariel Leader. J.A Prestwich [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentine Kipketer
Valentine Jepkorir Kipketer (born 5 January 1993) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the half marathon and marathon distances. She has won marathons in Mumbai and Amsterdam and represented her country at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. She has personal bests of 2:23:02 hours for the marathon and 1:08:21 hours for the half marathon. Kipketer first emerged in cross country running competitions: after a fifth place at the 2008 Eurocross at the age of fifteen, in 2009 she came third at the Discovery Cross Country Championships in Eldoret and was the North Rift Valley junior champion. Her international career began in 2010 in the Netherlands: she ran a 5000 metres best of 16:22.83 minutes at the FBK Games, came third at the 4 Mijl van Groningen and was in the top ten at the Zevenheuvelenloop. Her breakthrough came the following year with her transition into road running events. She won the major Berlin Half Marathon race in 70:12 minutes. A runner-up finis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentine Holmes
Valentine Holmes (born 24 July 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays across the backline as a or er for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL and Australia at international level. He began his career with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League, with whom he won the 2016 NRL Premiership. At representative level he has played for Queensland in the State of Origin series. In 2019, spent several months on the practice squad for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) as a part of the league's International Player Pathway Program. Background Holmes was born in Townsville, Queensland to a Cook Islands mother and a New Zealand father. He has three older brothers, and an older sister. He played his junior rugby league in Townsville for the Western Lions, before being signed by National Rugby League club, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, in 2012 at the age of 17. Rugby league career Early career Holmes moved t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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