Villanova is a name of Latin origin, meaning ''new town''. It is equivalent to Italian Villanuova, French Villeneuve, Spanish Villanueva, and Catalan, Galician, Occitan and Portuguese Vilanova. It may refer to:

Botany

*''Villanova'', a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae, an illegitimate name replaced by ''

Flueggea ''Flueggea'', the bushweeds, is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1806. It is widespread across much of Asia, Africa, and various oceanic islands, with a few species in South America and on th ...

'' (bushweed) * ''Villanova'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae

Education

Villanova University Villanova University is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine in 1842 and named after Thomas of Villanova, Saint Thom ...

, an American university established in 1842 in Pennsylvania, by the Augustinian Order (formerly known as Villanova College) **

Villanova Wildcats The Villanova Wildcats are the athletic teams of Villanova University. They compete in the Big East (NCAA Division I) for every sport; except football and women's rowing where they compete in the Coastal Athletic Association (Football Champions ...

, the athletic program of Villanova University *

St. Thomas of Villanova College Villanova College is a high school and middle school in King City, Ontario, Canada. Established by lay educators Paul Paradiso and Grant Purdy with the blessing of the Archdiocese Toronto and in cooperation with the Order of Saint Augustine's fr ...

, an Augustinian university preparatory school in King City, Ontario, Canada *

Villanova College (Australia) Villanova College is a private, Roman Catholic school for boys located in Coorparoo, Queensland, Coorparoo, a southern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy for all years. It caters to approxi ...

, a current school run by the Augustinian priests, located in Coorparoo, in Brisbane, Queensland *

Villanova Preparatory School Villanova Preparatory School (commonly known as Villanova Prep) is an Augustinian Catholic co-ed day and boarding school in Ojai, California, United States. Sitting on more than , the campus contains two dormitories, a chapel, trails, and asso ...

, a college preparatory school in Ojai, California

Geography and history

Villanova, Pennsylvania Villanova is census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States. A suburb of Philadelphia, the community straddles the border of Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County and Radnor Township in Delaware County. It is located at the cen ...

, a neighborhood in the suburbs of Philadelphia ** Villanova (SEPTA Regional Rail station), the station on Philadelphia's SEPTA Regional Rail Paoli/Thorndale Line *

Villanova d'Asti Villanova d'Asti is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Asti, Piedmont, northern Italy. It has around 5,000 inhabitants. The economy is based on a mixture of agriculture and industry. Villanova d'Asti was founded in the Middle Ages. The main ...

, a town in the Province of Asti, Piedmont, Italy *

Villanova Monferrato Villanova Monferrato is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Alessandria and about south of Vercelli. Located in the plain to the lef ...

, a town in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy *

Villanova Monteleone Villanova Monteleone () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari and about southwest of Sassari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,528 and an area ...

, a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia *

Villanova Tulo Villanova Tulo, Bidda Noa de Tulu in Sardinian language, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia, Italy, about north of Cagliari. Villanova Tulo borders the municipalities of Gadoni, Isili, Laconi, Nurri, Sadali, and S ...

, a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia * Villanova Canavese, a town in the Metropolitan city of Turin, Piedmont, Italy *Villanova, a frazione in the municipality of

Bagnacavallo Bagnacavallo () is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The Renaissance painter Bartolomeo Ramenghi bore the nickname of his native city. Main sights *''Castellaccio'' (15th century) * Giardino dei Semplici ...

, province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy *Villanova, a frazione in the municipality of

Castenaso Castenaso ( Bolognese: ; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is located around away from Bologna, the capital of Emilia Romagna. Sports Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Castenaso Villan ...

, province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy **

Villanovan Culture The Villanovan culture (–700 BCE), regarded as the earliest phase of the Etruscan civilization, was the earliest Iron Age culture of Italy. It directly followed the Bronze Age Proto-Villanovan culture which branched off from the Urnfield cult ...

, the predecessor to the Etruscan civilization culture, named after the frazione of Castenaso *Villanova, a frazione in the municipality of

Ostuni Ostuni (; ) is a city and ''comune'', located about 8 km from the coast, in the province of Brindisi, region of Apulia, Italy. The town has a population of about 32,000 during the winter, but can swell to 200,000 inhabitants during summer, ...

, Puglia, in Italy *

Villanova, Corse-du-Sud Villanova (; ) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also *Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department The following is a list of the 124 Communes of France, communes of the departme ...

, a commune of the Arrondissement of Ajaccio in Corsica *

Vilanova de Arousa Vilanova de Arousa (; unofficial ) is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of O Salnés O Salnés is a ''Comarcas of Galicia, comarca'' in the Galicia (Spain), Gal ...

, a town in the Province of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain *Villanova, Huesca, a municipality in

Huesca (province) Huesca (; ), officially Huesca/Uesca, is a province of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca. Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French departments of Haute-Garonne, Pyréné ...

, Spain *

Villanova, Ribagorza Villanova (), in Benasquese: Bilanoba or Billanoba, in Catalan: Vilanova d'Éssera (), in Aragonese: Vilanova, is a municipality located in the Ribagorza comarca, province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2010 census ( INE), the muni ...

(AKA Vilanova d'Éssera), a village in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain

Literature

* "Villanova" (short story), a 2002 short story by John Hodgman

Names

Arnaldus de Villa Nova Arnaldus de Villa Nova (also called Arnau de Vilanova, Arnaldus Villanovanus, Arnaud de Ville-Neuve or Arnaldo de Villanueva, c. 1240–1311) was a physician and a religious reformer. He is credited with translating a number of medical texts ...

(c. 1235–1313), alchemist, astrologer, and physician *Saint

Thomas of Villanova Thomas of Villanova, OSA (1488 – September 8, 1555), born Tomás García y Martínez, was a Spanish friar of the Order of Saint Augustine who was a noted preacher, ascetic and religious writer of his day. He became an archbishop who was famou ...

(born Tomás García Martínez, 1488–1555), Spanish Augustinian friar and archbishop