Maria Celeste

daughter of Galileo Galilei and Marina Gamba
Person Human Q3123699

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[10]
Date of birth
August 16, 1600
Date of death
April 2, 1634
Place of birth
Padua
Place of death
Arcetri
Country of citizenship
Republic of Venice[8]
Religion or worldview
Latin Church[9]
Cause of death
dysentery[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Italian[18]
Birth name
Virginia Gamba[19]
Different from
Maria Celeste[20]
Family name
Celeste[13]
Given name
Virginia[14]
Manner of death
natural causes[16]
Religious order
Poor Clares[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Virginia Galilei en Maria Celeste cs suor Maria Celeste cs Virginia Galilei cs sestra Maria Celeste el Μαρία Σελέστε fa ماریا چلست fr Sœur Marie Céleste he וירג'יניה גמבה he מריה סלסט it Suor Maria Celeste ja マリア・チェレステ ru Мария Челесте sv Maria Celeste uk Марія Челесте
🔖 Identifiers · 52
VIAF cluster ID
68031947
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86033042
GND ID
119218526
American Academy in Rome ID
12383985
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
GalileiMariaCeleste1600-1634
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13744641t
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01372199
DDB person (GND) ID
119218526
De Agostini ID
Galilèi,+Virgìnia
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119218526
Enciclopedia delle donne ID
virginia-galilei
FAST ID
191686
FemBio ID
10652
Freebase ID
/m/04yl2l
Genealogics.org person ID
I00537706
Geni profile ID
6000000002348757801
IdRef ID
066940028
Italian Women Writers ID
A0064
IxTheo authority ID
080017193
J9U entity ID
987007305517305171
JRC Names ID
160757
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119218526
Libraries Australia ID
35316782
Linked Open Data Comune Firenze ID
person/f55c0ea4da8aa91f5253e920d95cafa4
Museo Galileo authority ID
7846
NDL Authority ID
00871122
NL CR AUT ID
xx0001813
NLA Trove people ID
909261
NUKAT ID
n2008147834
National Library of Greece ID
176799
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810574155505606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
194577333
Obálky knih ID
xx0001813
Open Library ID
OL2373562A, OL759956A
OpenMLOL author ID
128386
PUG authority ID
174037
Parsifal cluster ID
530373
Prabook ID
2264804
SBN author ID
LO1V001599
SHARE Catalogue author ID
460161
Symogih.org ID
Actr2915
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1189143
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10272879, ADV12306504
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/57174
Wellcome Collection concept ID
fbqguq2a
WikiTree person ID
Gamba-31
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJm9dMjQHcVcDwqGRmBpT3

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Summary

Maria Celeste was born on August 16, 1600[1], in Padua[2]. She died on April 2, 1634[3], in Arcetri[4]. She worked as a religious sister[5].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Maria Celeste include she[22], an impact crater[23].

Why It Matters

Entities named for her include she[22], an impact crater[23].

FAQs

Where was Maria Celeste born?

Maria Celeste was born in Padua[2].

Where did Maria Celeste die?

Maria Celeste passed away in Arcetri[4].

Who were Maria Celeste's parents?

Maria Celeste's father was Galileo Galilei[6]. Maria Celeste's mother was Marina Gamba[7].

What did Maria Celeste do for work?

Maria Celeste worked as a religious sister[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . FemBio database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01372199
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