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João Maria D'Agostini
João Maria D'Agostini, or Giovanni Maria de Agostini (1801 – 17 April 1869), was a lay monk of Italian origin who travelled widely in South and North America preaching and healing with herbal remedies. He drew large crowds who believed that he was a holy man who could work miracles, although the authorities often viewed him with suspicion. In Brazil his devotees have conflated his identity with two other monks named João Maria. Thousands people each year visit a cave in the state of Paraná, Brazil, where he once lived. Early years (1801–43) Giovanni de Agostini was born into a noble family in 1801 in Sizzano, Piedmont, Italy. After his mother died in 1819, he made a pilgrimage to Rome, and then to France and Spain. He tried to become a monk, but was unable to accept the secluded life of the monastery. He decided to become an evangelist in America, and arrived in Caracas, Venezuela, in June 1838. He then travelled in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and finally Brazil. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sizzano
Sizzano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Novara. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,452 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Sizzano borders the following municipalities: Carpignano Sesia, Cavaglio d'Agogna, Fara Novarese, and Ghemme. Sizzano DOC The comune of Sizzano is home to the ''Denominazione di origine controllata'' (DOC) wine which includes 20 hectares (50 acres) producing a single red wine. The wine is a blend of 40 to 60% Nebbiolo (known locally as ''Spanna''), 15 to 40% Vespolina and up to 25% of Uva Rara (known locally as ''Bonarda Novarese''). All grapes destined for DOC wine production need to be harvested to a yield no greater than 10 tonnes/ha. The wine is the required to be aged in barrels for at least two years with another additional year of aging in the bottle before it can be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapa, Paraná
Lapa is a municipality in the state of Paraná, in the Southern Region of Brazil. The municipality contains the Monge State Park, created in 1960. History Lapa was discovered in 1731, and became municipality on 7 March 1872. Culture Lapa is known for being a historical city in Paraná, Brazil. The cuisine is coxinha with farofa, it is a typical food in Lapa. Geography Climate Lapa is classified as oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: ''Cfb''). The annual temperature on summer is 27°C, on winter, the temperature reaches to 9°C. Frost are common on winter. See also *List of municipalities in Paraná This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Paraná (PR), located in the South Region of Brazil. Paraná is divided into 399 municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corp ...Genealogy of the emigrants from Bukovina in Lapa, Brazil References Municipalities in Paraná {{Para ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faith Healers
Faith healing is the practice of prayer and gestures (such as laying on of hands) that are believed by some to elicit divine intervention in spiritual and physical healing, especially the Christian practice. Believers assert that the healing of disease and disability can be brought about by religious faith through prayer or other rituals that, according to adherents, can stimulate a divine presence and power. Religious belief in divine intervention does not depend on empirical evidence of an evidence-based outcome achieved via faith healing. Virtually all scientists and philosophers dismiss faith healing as pseudoscience.See also: Claims that "a myriad of techniques" such as prayer, divine intervention, or the ministrations of an individual healer can cure illness have been popular throughout history. There have been claims that faith can cure blindness, deafness, cancer, HIV/AIDS, developmental disorders, anemia, arthritis, corns, defective speech, multiple sclerosis, skin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Religious Leaders
Brazilian commonly refers to: * Brazil, a country * Brazilians, its people * Brazilian Portuguese, its dialect Brazilian may also refer to: * "The Brazilian", a 1986 instrumental music piece by Genesis * Brazilian Café, Baghdad, Iraq (1937) * Brazilian cuisine ** Churrasco, or Brazilian barbecue * Brazilian-cut bikini, a swimsuit revealing the buttocks * Brazilian waxing, a style of pubic hair removal * Mamelodi Sundowns F.C., a South African football club nicknamed ''The Brazilians'' See also * Brazil (other) * ''Brasileiro'', a 1992 album by Sergio Mendes * Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial art and combat sport system * Culture of Brazil * Football in Brazil Association football, Football is the most popular sport in Brazil and a prominent part of the country's national identity. The Brazil national football team has won the FIFA World Cup five times, the most of any team, in 1958 FIFA World Cup, ... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation page ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1869 Deaths
Events January * January 3 – Abdur Rahman Khan is defeated at Tinah Khan, and exiled from Afghanistan. * January 5 – Scotland's second oldest professional football team, Kilmarnock F.C., is founded. * January 20 – Elizabeth Cady Stanton is the first woman to testify before the United States Congress. * January 21 – The P.E.O. Sisterhood, a philanthropic educational organization for women, is founded at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. * January 27 – The Republic of Ezo is proclaimed on the northern Japanese island of Ezo (which will be renamed Hokkaidō on September 20) by remaining adherents to the Tokugawa shogunate. February * February 5 – Prospectors in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia, discover the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found, known as the "Welcome Stranger". * February 20 – Ranavalona II, the Merina Queen of Madagascar, is baptized. * February 25 – The Iron and Steel Institute is formed in Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1801 Births
Events January–March *January 1 ** The legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland is completed under the Act of Union 1800, bringing about the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the abolition of the Parliament of Ireland. ** Giuseppe Piazzi discovers the asteroid and dwarf planet Ceres (dwarf planet), Ceres. *January 3 – Toussaint Louverture triumphantly enters Santo Domingo, the capital of the former Spanish Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, colony of Santo Domingo, which has become a colony of First French Empire, Napoleonic France. *January 31 – John Marshall is appointed Chief Justice of the United States. *February 4 – William Pitt the Younger resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. *February 9 – The Treaty of Lunéville ends the War of the Second Coalition between France and Austria. Under the terms of the treaty, all German territories left of the Rhine are officially annexed by France while Austria also has to recognize the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Miguel County, New Mexico
San Miguel County () is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,201. Its county seat is Las Vegas. San Miguel County comprises the Las Vegas Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.4%) is water. The country is more than long from east to west and wide north to south and reaches from the Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains. The highest elevation in the county is at Elk Mountain and the lowest elevation is on the Canadian River at about . The eastern two thirds of the country is semi-arid steppe grassland. The Bell Ranch receives of precipitation annually, most in the summer months. The conifer-clad higher elevations in the northwest corner of the country are cooler and receive more precipitation. Gascon (near Rociada) at an elevation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermit Peak
Hermit's Peak is a mountain in San Miguel County, New Mexico, San Miguel County, in northern New Mexico, United States. The peak is named for the Italian religious recluse Giovanni Maria de Agostini, who lived in a cave on a narrow ledge on the southeast side of the mountain about one hundred feet below the summit rim. The cave could only be reached by descending from above. The cave roof was too low to allow Agostini to stand erect. To help shut out the elements and to protect himself from the sheer drop below, Agostini built a rock wall round the mouth of the cave. Agostini lived in the cave from August, 1863 to May, 1866. His cave became the subject of pilgrimage by some devout New Mexicans, during his life and for a number of years after his death. The Peak is in the Santa Fe National Forest, and the trail to the peak is maintained by the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District. The trail to the top is approximately four miles from the El Porvenir Campground. From El Porvenir, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monge State Park
The Monge State Park () is a State park (Brazil), state park in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná, Brazil. It is named after a monk, or monks, who was said to have lived in a cave in the park for a while. The cave is now a pilgrimage destination for the monk's devotees. Location The Monge State Park is in the municipality of Lapa, Paraná. It has an area of in the Atlantic Forest biome. The vegetation consists of open fields with some groups of trees and forests. There are access roads cutting through the park, and plantations of exotic trees. The park also has waterfalls and a source of water that it considered to be miraculous. It is in the Iguaçu River basin. History The Monge State Park was created by decree 33.427 of 21 November 1960, and altered by subsequent decrees and laws in 1962, 1964, 1977 and 1979. A quarry was operated in the park at one time, but has been closed down. Ownership is divided between the Environmental Institute of Paraná (IAP) and the municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo (, ) is one of the Federative units of Brazil, 26 states of the Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil and is named after Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus. It is located in the Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region and is bordered by the states of Minas Gerais to the north and northeast, Paraná (state), Paraná to the south, Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro to the east and Mato Grosso do Sul to the west, in addition to the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is divided into List of municipalities in São Paulo, 645 municipalities. The total area is km2, which is equivalent to 2.9% of Brazil's surface, being slightly larger than the United Kingdom. Its capital is the São Paulo, municipality of São Paulo. With more than 44 million inhabitants in 2022, São Paulo is the Federative units of Brazil#List, most populous Brazilian state (around 22% of the Brazilian population), the List of first-level administrative divisions by population, world's 28th-mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Maria De Jesus
João Maria de Jesus, born Anastás Marcaf (died ) was an itinerant preacher and healer who was active in southern Brazil around the end of the 19th century and start of the 20th century. After his death his devotees conflated his identity with two other João Maria (monk), monks named João Maria who wandered, preached and cured in the region. There are many places where a small cross or altar marks a place where the monk "João Maria" stopped. There are many who think that João Maria is still working his miracles today. Life João Maria de Jesus was originally named Anastás Marcaf. He was probably a Syrians, Syrian of Greek ancestry. He arrived in Brazil from Argentina in 1886. When asked where he came from he said he was born in the sea and raised in Buenos Aires. One legend about João Maria de Jesus is that he abandoned the Christian religion to marry a pagan, and fought the French expeditionary army. After his wife's death he was made a prisoner, managed to escape, and ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also borders the state of Texas to the east and southeast, Oklahoma to the northeast, and shares Mexico-United States border, an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua and Sonora to the south. New Mexico's largest city is Albuquerque, and its List of capitals in the United States, state capital is Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe, the oldest state capital in the U.S., founded in 1610 as the government seat of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, Nuevo México in New Spain. It also has the highest elevation of any state capital, at . New Mexico is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, fifth-largest of the fifty states by area, but with just over 2.1 million residents, ranks List of U.S. states and terri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
