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Giovanni Pietro Francesco Agius de Soldanis

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Canon Giovanni Pietro Francesco Agius de Soldanis (Ġan Piet Franġisk Agius de Soldanis, 30 October 1712 – 30 January 1770), often called de Soldanis (Sultana), was a Maltese linguist, historian and cleric from the island of Gozo. [1]

43 relations: Advent, Avignon, Cabinet of curiosities, Canon (priest), Collegiate Parish Church of St Paul's Shipwreck, Conspiracy of the Slaves, Cortona, Etruscan language, Florence, French language, Gozo, Heritage Malta, History of Malta under the Order of Saint John, Italian language, Knights Hospitaller, Latin, Lawyer, Lent, Librarian, Maltese language, Maltese people, Manuel Pinto da Fonseca, Masterpiece, Naples, National Library of Malta, Old University Building, Valletta, Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, Palermo, Paul Alphéran de Bussan, Pietà, Malta, Pope Benedict XIV, Priesthood in the Catholic Church, Punic language, Rome, Semitic languages, Siculo-Arabic, St. George's Basilica, Malta, Times of Malta, University of Padua, Valletta, Venice, Victoria, Gozo, Villa Rundle.

Advent

Advent is a season observed in many Christian churches as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas as well as the return of Jesus at the second coming.

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Avignon

Avignon (Avenio; Provençal: Avignoun, Avinhon) is a commune in south-eastern France in the department of Vaucluse on the left bank of the Rhône river.

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Cabinet of curiosities

Cabinets of curiosities (also known in German loanwords as Kunstkabinett, Kunstkammer or Wunderkammer; also Cabinets of Wonder, and wonder-rooms) were encyclopedic collections of objects whose categorical boundaries were, in Renaissance Europe, yet to be defined.

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Canon (priest)

A canon (from the Latin canonicus, itself derived from the Greek κανονικός, kanonikós, "relating to a rule", "regular") is a member of certain bodies subject to an ecclesiastical rule.

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Collegiate Parish Church of St Paul's Shipwreck

The Collegiate Parish Church of St Paul's Shipwreck, also known as simply the Church of St Paul's Shipwreck, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Valletta, Malta.

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Conspiracy of the Slaves

The Conspiracy of the Slaves (Konfoffa tal-ilsiera), also known as the Revolt of the Slaves, was a failed plot by Muslim slaves in Hospitaller-ruled Malta to rebel, assassinate Grand Master Manuel Pinto da Fonseca and take over the island.

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Cortona

Cortona is a town and comune in the province of Arezzo, in Tuscany, Italy.

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Etruscan language

The Etruscan language was the spoken and written language of the Etruscan civilization, in Italy, in the ancient region of Etruria (modern Tuscany plus western Umbria and northern Latium) and in parts of Corsica, Campania, Veneto, Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna.

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Florence

Florence (Firenze) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany.

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French language

French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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Gozo

Gozo (Għawdex,, formerly Gaulos) is an island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Heritage Malta

Heritage Malta (Patrimonju Malta) is the Maltese national agency for museums, conservation practice and cultural heritage.

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History of Malta under the Order of Saint John

Malta was ruled by the Order of Saint John as a vassal state of the Kingdom of Sicily from 1530 to 1798.

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Italian language

Italian (or lingua italiana) is a Romance language.

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Knights Hospitaller

The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), also known as the Order of Saint John, Order of Hospitallers, Knights Hospitaller, Knights Hospitalier or Hospitallers, was a medieval Catholic military order.

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Latin

Latin (Latin: lingua latīna) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Lawyer

A lawyer or attorney is a person who practices law, as an advocate, attorney, attorney at law, barrister, barrister-at-law, bar-at-law, counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor at law, or solicitor, but not as a paralegal or charter executive secretary.

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Lent

Lent (Latin: Quadragesima: Fortieth) is a solemn religious observance in the Christian liturgical calendar that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends approximately six weeks later, before Easter Sunday.

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Librarian

A librarian is a person who works professionally in a library, providing access to information and sometimes social or technical programming.

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Maltese language

Maltese (Malti) is the national language of Malta and a co-official language of the country alongside English, while also serving as an official language of the European Union, the only Semitic language so distinguished.

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Maltese people

The Maltese (Maltin) are an ethnic group indigenous to Malta, and identified with the Maltese language.

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Manuel Pinto da Fonseca

Manuel Pinto da Fonseca (24 May 1681 – 23 January 1773) was the 68th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 1741 until his death.

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Masterpiece

Masterpiece, magnum opus (Latin, great work) or chef-d’œuvre (French, master of work, plural chefs-d’œuvre) in modern use is a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or to a work of outstanding creativity, skill, profundity, or workmanship.

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Naples

Naples (Napoli, Napule or; Neapolis; lit) is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest municipality in Italy after Rome and Milan.

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National Library of Malta

The National Library of Malta (Bibljoteka Nazzjonali ta' Malta), often known as the Bibliotheca (Bibljoteka), is a reference library in Republic Square, Valletta, Malta.

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Old University Building, Valletta

The Old University Building (L-Università l-Qadima or L-Università l-Antika), also known as the Valletta Campus, is the original campus of the University of Malta, located adjacent to the Church of the Jesuits in Valletta, Malta.

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Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (postnominal abbr. O.F.M.Cap.) is an order of friars within the Catholic Church, among the chief offshoots of the Franciscans.

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Palermo

Palermo (Sicilian: Palermu, Panormus, from Πάνορμος, Panormos) is a city of Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo.

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Paul Alphéran de Bussan

Paul Alphéran de Bussan was a French Roman Catholic archbishop who served as Bishop of Malta from 1728 till 1757.

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Pietà, Malta

Pietà (Tal-Pietà) is a small town Central Region of Malta, located on the outskirts of the capital city Valletta.

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Pope Benedict XIV

Pope Benedict XIV (Benedictus XIV; 31 March 1675 – 3 May 1758), born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, served as the Pope of the Catholic Church from 17 August 1740 to his death in 1758.

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Priesthood in the Catholic Church

The ministerial orders of the Catholic Church (for similar but different rules among Eastern Catholics see Eastern Catholic Church) are those of bishop, presbyter (more commonly called priest in English), and deacon.

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Punic language

The Punic language, also called Carthaginian or Phoenicio-Punic, is an extinct variety of the Phoenician language, a Canaanite language of the Semitic family.

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Rome

Rome (Roma; Roma) is the capital city of Italy and a special comune (named Comune di Roma Capitale).

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Semitic languages

The Semitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family originating in the Middle East.

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Siculo-Arabic

Siculo-Arabic (or Sicilian Arabic) is the term used for the variety (or varieties) of Arabic that were spoken in the Emirate of Sicily (that included Malta) from the 9th century, persisting under the subsequent Norman rule till the 13th century.

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St. George's Basilica, Malta

St George's Basilica or the Basilica and Collegiate Parish Church of Saint George also simply known as San Ġorġ in Maltese, is a historic Baroque church situated in the middle of Victoria, the ancient "Ħaġar" – the capital of Gozo, the second largest island in the Maltese archipelago, and is surrounded by a maze of old narrow streets and alleys.

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Times of Malta

The Times of Malta is an English-language daily newspaper in Malta.

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University of Padua

The University of Padua (Università degli Studi di Padova, UNIPD) is a premier Italian university located in the city of Padua, Italy.

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Valletta

Valletta is the capital city of Malta, colloquially known as "Il-Belt" (lit. "The City") in Maltese.

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Venice

Venice (Venezia,; Venesia) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region.

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Victoria, Gozo

Victoria (Il-Belt Victoria, meaning "the city Victoria"), also known among the native Maltese as Rabat (which is the name of the old town centre) or by its title Città Victoria, is the capital city of Gozo, the second largest island of Malta.

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Villa Rundle

Villa Rundle Garden is a garden located in the lower part of Republic Street, Victoria, Gozo, Malta.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Pietro_Francesco_Agius_de_Soldanis

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