Maria Celeste (born Virginia Gamba) was a Roman Catholic nun, and also the illegitimate daughter of the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei.
Maria Celeste may also refer to:
Maria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Christianity.
Andrea del Boca is an Argentine actress and singer. She began her career as a child actress and subsequently became popular in the 1980s and 1990s for her roles in telenovelas, such as Estrellita mía, Celeste, Antonella and Perla negra. She has also appeared in numerous films and several theatre productions. Del Boca has won three Martín Fierro Awards.
Galileo Galilei is an opera based on excerpts from the life of Galileo Galilei, which premiered in 2002 at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, as well as subsequent presentations at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's New Wave Music Festival and London's Barbican Theatre. The music is by Philip Glass, with libretto and original direction by Mary Zimmerman and Arnold Weinstein. The piece is presented in one act, consisting of ten scenes without break.
Sister Maria Celeste was an Italian nun. She was the daughter of the scientist Galileo Galilei and Marina Gamba.
Angelica is an English language surname and female given name and a variant of Angelika or vice versa.
Maria Celeste is an impact crater on Venus named in honor of Maria Celeste, the daughter of Galileo Galilei.
Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music.
Mariana is a given name.
Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love is a book by Dava Sobel published in 1999. It is based on the surviving letters of Galileo Galilei's daughter, the nun Suor Maria Celeste, and explores the relationship between Galileo and his daughter. It was nominated for the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.
Cremona is a city in northern Italy.
Agnesi is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Maria Theresa (1717–1780) was the ruler of the Habsburg monarchy and Holy Roman Empress consort as the wife of Francis I.
Navarrete It is a surname of Spanish, Italian, French origin as well as Navarro
Villa il Gioiello is a villa in Florence, central Italy, famous for being one of the residences of Galileo Galilei, which he lived in from 1631 until his death in 1642. It is also known as Villa Galileo.
Antonia, Antónia, Antônia, or Antonía is a feminine given name and a surname. It is of Roman origin, used as the name of women of the Antonius family. Its meaning is "priceless", "praiseworthy" and "beautiful". Antonia is a Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese name used in many parts of the world.
Valeria or Valéria is a female given name dating back to the Latin verb valere, meaning strong, brave and healthy "to be strong".
Riva is an Italian surname.
María Rosa may refer to:
Celeste or Céleste is a given name or surname which derives from the Latin caelestis, meaning heavenly or celestial.
Rafaela is a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.