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Devota

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Saint Devota (Sainte Dévote; died ca. 303 AD) is the patron saint of Corsica and Monaco. [1]

45 relations: Africa (Roman province), Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Antonio I, Prince of Monaco, Bramble, Bubonic plague, Catholic Church, Cimiez, Coin, Corsica, Corsicans, Diocletian, Eastern Orthodox Church, Florence, Galley, Genoa, Holy See, Honoré I, Lord of Monaco, Honoré II, Prince of Monaco, House of Grimaldi, Joseph Méry, Julia of Corsica, Latin, Louis Notari, Mariana, Corsica, Maritime pilot, Martyrology, Maximian, Monaco, Monaco Grand Prix, Monégasque dialect, Moors, Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Pasquale Paoli, Patron saint, Pisa, Pontius of Cimiez, Proper noun, Rack (torture), Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajaccio, Saint George, Saint Reparata, Society of Jesus, Spain, Stoning, Torpes of Pisa.

Africa (Roman province)

Africa Proconsularis was a Roman province on the north African coast that was established in 146 BC following the defeat of Carthage in the Third Punic War.

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Albert II, Prince of Monaco

Albert II – Website of the Palace of Monaco (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi; born 14 March 1958) is the reigning monarch of the Principality of Monaco and head of the princely house of Grimaldi.

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Antonio I, Prince of Monaco

Antonio I (25 January 1661 – 20 February 1731) was the sovereign Prince of Monaco from 1701 to 1731.

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Bramble

In British English, a "bramble" is any rough (usually wild) tangled prickly shrub—specifically the blackberry bush (Rubus fruticosus)—or any hybrid of similar appearance, with thorny stems.

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Bubonic plague

Bubonic plague is one of three types of plague caused by bacterium Yersinia pestis.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Cimiez

Cimiez is a neighborhood in Nice, southern France.

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Coin

A coin is a small, flat, (usually) round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender.

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Corsica

Corsica (Corse; Corsica in Corsican and Italian, pronounced and respectively) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France.

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Corsicans

The Corsicans (Corsican, Italian and Ligurian: Corsi; French: Corses) are the native people and ethnic group originating in Corsica, a Mediterranean island and a territorial collectivity of France.

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Diocletian

Diocletian (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Augustus), born Diocles (22 December 244–3 December 311), was a Roman emperor from 284 to 305.

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Eastern Orthodox Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church, also known as the Orthodox Church, or officially as the Orthodox Catholic Church, is the second-largest Christian Church, with over 250 million members.

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Florence

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

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Galley

A galley is a type of ship that is propelled mainly by rowing.

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Genoa

Genoa (Genova,; Zêna; English, historically, and Genua) is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy.

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Holy See

The Holy See (Santa Sede; Sancta Sedes), also called the See of Rome, is the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, the episcopal see of the Pope, and an independent sovereign entity.

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Honoré I, Lord of Monaco

Honoré I or Onorato I (16 December 1522 – 7 October 1581) was Lord of Monaco from 22 August 1523 to 7 October 1581.

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Honoré II, Prince of Monaco

Honoré II (24 December 1597 – 10 January 1662) was Prince of Monaco from 1604 to 1662.

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House of Grimaldi

The House of Grimaldi is associated with the history of the Republic of Genoa, Italy and of the Principality of Monaco.

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Joseph Méry

Joseph Méry (21 January 179717 June 1866) was a French writer, journalist, novelist, poet, playwright and librettist.

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Julia of Corsica

Saint Julia of Corsica (Santa Giulia da Corsica; Sainte Julie; Santa Ghjulia; Sancta Iulia), also known as Saint Julia of Carthage, and more rarely Saint Julia of Nonza, was a virgin martyr who is venerated as a Christian saint.

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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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Louis Notari

Louis Notari (Monaco, 1879-1961) was the pioneer of Monégasque literature.

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Mariana, Corsica

Mariana is a Roman site south of Biguglia, in the Haute-Corse département of the Corsica région of south-east France.

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Maritime pilot

A maritime pilot, also known as a marine pilot, harbor pilot or bar pilot and sometimes simply called a pilot, is a sailor who maneuvers ships through dangerous or congested waters, such as harbors or river mouths.

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Martyrology

A martyrology is a catalogue or list of martyrs and other saints and beati arranged in the calendar order of their anniversaries or feasts.

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Maximian

Maximian (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius Augustus; c. 250 – c. July 310) was Roman Emperor from 286 to 305.

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Monaco

Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco (Principauté de Monaco), is a sovereign city-state, country and microstate on the French Riviera in Western Europe.

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Monaco Grand Prix

The Monaco Grand Prix (Grand Prix de Monaco) is a Formula One motor race held each year on the Circuit de Monaco.

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Monégasque dialect

Monégasque (natively Munegascu) is a variety of Ligurian, a Gallo-Romance language spoken in Monaco as well as nearby in Italy and France.

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Moors

The term "Moors" refers primarily to the Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, and Malta during the Middle Ages.

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Opéra de Monte-Carlo

The Opéra de Monte-Carlo is an opera house, which is part of the Monte Carlo Casino located in the Principality of Monaco.

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Pasquale Paoli

Filippo Antonio Pasquale di Paoli FRS (Pascal Paoli; 6 April 1725 – 5 February 1807) was a Corsican patriot and leader, the president of the Executive Council of the General Diet of the People of Corsica.

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Patron saint

A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy, or particular branches of Islam, is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family or person.

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Pisa

Pisa is a city in the Tuscany region of Central Italy straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea.

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Pontius of Cimiez

Saint Pontius of Cimiez, also known as Pons of Cimiez (Pons de Cimiez, Ponce de Cimiez) is a Christian saint and martyr.

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Proper noun

A proper noun is a noun that in its primary application refers to a unique entity, such as London, Jupiter, Sarah, or Microsoft, as distinguished from a common noun, which usually refers to a class of entities (city, planet, person, corporation), or non-unique instances of a specific class (a city, another planet, these persons, our corporation).

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Rack (torture)

The rack is a torture device consisting of a rectangular, usually wooden frame, slightly raised from the ground, with a roller at one or both ends.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajaccio

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajaccio (Latin: Dioecesis Adiacensis; French: Diocèse d'Ajaccio) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France.

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Saint George

Saint George (Γεώργιος, Geṓrgios; Georgius;; to 23 April 303), according to legend, was a Roman soldier of Greek origin and a member of the Praetorian Guard for Roman emperor Diocletian, who was sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith.

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Saint Reparata

Saint Reparata (Santa Reparata, Sainte Réparate) was a Catholic virgin and martyr of the third century AD, possibly mythical, of Caesarea, Roman Province of Palestine.

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Society of Jesus

The Society of Jesus (SJ – from Societas Iesu) is a scholarly religious congregation of the Catholic Church which originated in sixteenth-century Spain.

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Spain

Spain (España), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España), is a sovereign state mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.

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Stoning

Stoning, or lapidation, is a method of capital punishment whereby a group throws stones at a person until the subject dies.

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Torpes of Pisa

Saint Torpes of Pisa (Torpetius, Tropesius) (Saint Torpès, Saint Tropez, Torpete, Torpes, Torpè, Апо́стол Трофи́м) (died 65 AD) is venerated as an early Christian martyr.

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Redirects here:

Devote, Saint Devota, Sainte Devote, Sainte Dévote, St. Devota.

References

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

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