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José Maria Xavier
Father José Maria Xavier (23 August 1819 – 22 January 1887) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic priest and composer of Sacred Music. Biography Xavier was born in São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, the son of João Xavier da Silva Ferrão and Maria José Benedita de Miranda. He studied music, singing, clarinet, and violin, with his uncle, composer and teacher Francisco de Paula Miranda. He is the patron of ''Chair Number 12'' of the Brazilian Academy of Music. Works More than one hundred works by José Maria Xavier are known, many of large, preserved in archives of musical manuscripts from Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Goiás. His Christmas Lauds were edited in Germany and are a rare example of 18th-century sacred music from Minas Gerais with printed score. He is the author of works for the Office of Palm Sunday, the Office of Darkness and Passion friday that are played to this day in the celebrations of Holy Week in the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del Rei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padre José Maria Xavier
Padre means father in many Romance languages, and it may also refer to: __NOTOC__ Arts and entertainment * "Padre" (song), by Gloria Lasso, 1956; covered by Toni Arden (1958) and Elvis Presley (1973) * ''Padre'' (film), a 2016 Italian drama * ''The Padre'', a 2018 Canadian drama film People * A military chaplain * A Latin Catholic priest * A member of the San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Division. ... baseball team Places * Padre Island, a barrier island in Texas, U.S. ** North Padre Island, northern part of the island ** South Padre Island, southern part of the island ** Padre Island National Seashore * Padre, Kasaragod, Kerala, India Others * PADRE, Partnership for Acid Drainage Remediation in Europe * Padre (software), an integrated development environme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |