Browse by State: Emilia-Romagna

Records 1 to 20 (of 80 total matches)

Records 21 to 40

Jump to results page: 1 2 3 4

Filter by fame level: All Famous NamesSomewhat FamousVery Famous

Attention:You are browsing our famous burial locations. If you are
looking for a non-famous grave, please start from our home page.

• Agostini, Lodovico    b. 1534  d. September 20, 1590
  Composer. An important figure of the late Renaissance period. He was a distinguished Catholic cleric whose compositions were entirely secular and progressive in style and form. His "Third Book of Madrigals" (1582) is the earliest known collection of music written for female voices. The illegitimate son of a priest, he was born in Ferrara, Italy, and spent most of his life there. He enjoyed equally successful careers as a court musician under Duke Alfonso II d'Este and in the Ferrarese church...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Chiesa di Santo Spirito, Ferrara, Provincia di Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
   
• Alexander V, Pope    b. 1339  d. May 3, 1410
  Roman Catholic Antipope. Born Petros Philarges on the island of Crete, he entered the Franciscan order at a young age. While he was studying in Paris, France the Roman Catholic Church split, known as the Great Schism, which resulted in two Popes. In 1405 Petros was created Cardinal by Pope Innocent VII and spent the majority of his time campaigning for the re-unification of the church. In 1409 the Council of Pisa was held and they elected Petros as Pope Alexander V, deposing the rival Popes...[Read More] (Bio by: Bunny Boiler)
  Basilica di San Francesco, Bologna, Provincia di Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
   
• Alighieri, Dante    b. 1265  d. September 14, 1321
  Author. Born Durante Alighieri in Florence, Italy the son of Alighiero di Bellincione Alighieri, a notary, and his first wife. His studies included rhetoric, grammar, philosophy, literature , theology, philosophy, and theology. In 1293 he joined the guild of physicians and apothecaries in order to gain entry into the political life of the city. About that same year he published 'Vita Nuova' a combination of lyrical verse and poetic prose telling the story of his love for Beatrice. About 1295 he...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
  Dante Tomb, Ravenna, Provincia di Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
   
• Antonioni, Michelangelo    b. September 29, 1912  d. July 30, 2007
  Motion Picture Director, Screenwriter. Born in Ferrara, Italy. He received an Academy Award-Nomination for the 1966 film "Blow-Up". During the course of his career, Antonioni worked with such film stars as Alain Delon, Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, Richard Harris and Jack Nicholson. His other notable films include, "Story of a Love Affair" (1950), "The Adventure" (1960), "The Red Desert" (1964), "Three Faces of a Woman" (1965), "Zabriskie Point" (1969), "The Passenger" (1975) and "Beyond...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
  Cimitero della Certosa, Ferrara, Provincia di Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
   
• Bacciochi, Elisa    b. January 13, 1777  d. August 7, 1820
  French Nobility. Sister of Napoleon Bonaparte. Born Maria Anna Bonaparte in Ajaccio, Corsica. Married Felix Pasquale Bacciochi on 1st May 1797 in Marseille. Napoleon made her princess of Piombino and Lucca (1805) and grand duchess of Tuscany (1809). Elisa was a competent administrator and was admired for her intelligence. After Waterloo she lived in retirement and died in Trieste. (Bio by: Bunny Boiler)
  Basilica di San Petronio, Bologna, Provincia di Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
   
• Banchieri, Adriano   b. September 3, 1568  d. 1634
  Composer, Theorist, Author. A versatile figure of the early Baroque era. Along with Orazio Vecchi he was the leading creator of "Madrigal Comedies", a popular Italian theatre genre of the 1600s. Once considered a forerunner of opera, these entertainments presented groups of related songs to tell a story without plot or staging, and were closer in spirit to musical comedy or cabaret revue. Banchieri wrote the music and texts for 12 such comedies, and their earthy humor is still ingratiating...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Chiesa di San Bernardo, Bologna, Provincia di Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
   
• Banks, Arthur   b. October 6, 1923  d. December 20, 1944
  World War II George Cross Recipient.
  Argenta Gap War Cemetery, Argenta, Provincia di Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  Plot: III, A, 7.
   
• Banks, Monty    b. July 18, 1897  d. January 7, 1950
  Silent film actor, stage actor, film director and producer that worked with Mack Sennett films. (Bio by: David)
  Abbazia di Santo Stefano, Bologna, Provincia di Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
   
• Betti, Laura   b. May 1, 1934  d. May 31, 2004
  Actress. Born Laura Trombetti, best known for her long artistic partnership and relation with the poet, writer and film director Pier Paolo Pasolini. Directed by him, she starred notably in "Teorema" (1968), for which was awarded with the Coppa Volpi for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival, and in "I racconti di Canterbury" (1972). Her film credits include one of the most famous films in cinema history, "La dolce...[Read More] (Bio by: Ruggero)
  Cimitero Monumentale della Certosa di Bologna, Bologna, Provincia di Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
   
• Borelli, Lyda    b. March 22, 1884  d. June 1, 1959
  Italian silent film star. Sister of actress Alda Borelli. (Bio by: David)
  Cimitero della Certosa, Ferrara, Provincia di Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
   
• Borghi-Mamo, Adelaide   b. August 9, 1826  d. September 29, 1901
  Opera Singer. A dramatic mezzo-soprano, she is remembered for her long career in Europe's principal venues. Raised in Bologna, Italy, she studied voice in Milan and made her 1843 professional debut at Urbino as ‘Bianca’ from Saverio Mercadante's "Il giuramento" then after a time of refining her art at Messina's Teatro Vittorio Emanuele began making appearances throughout Italy. Through her years on the stage she sang a number of world premiers including those of Giovanni Pacini's "Malvina di...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
  Cimitero Monumentale della Certosa di Bologna, Bologna, Provincia di Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
   
• Borghi-Mamo, Erminia   b. November 18, 1855  d. July 29, 1941
  Opera Singer. A dramatic soprano, she sang leading roles in many of Europe's principal venues. The child of an operatic family, she was raised within the artistic milieu and received private training prior to her 1873 professional bow at Nice as Leonora from Verdi's "La Forza del Destino". Erminia had the dual role of Elena/Margherita for the October 4, 1875, Bologna world premiere of the revised version of Arrigo Boito's "Mefistofele" and over the next two decades was heard in Rome, Paris...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
  Cimitero Monumentale della Certosa di Bologna, Bologna, Provincia di Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
   
• Borgia, Lucrezia    b. April 18, 1480  d. June 24, 1519
  Italian Aristocracy. Born in Rome, the third child of Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia and his mistress Vanozza dei Cattanei. She stayed in her mother's house for three years before she and her brothers were removed to the care of a Borgia cousin, Adriana de Mila. Like most women of the age, she was little more than a pawn. At eleven she was betrothed to Don Cherubin de Centelles; the betrothal, however, was broken almost immediately, and Lucrezia was married by proxy to Don Gasparo de Procida. In...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
  Convento del Corpus Domini, Ferrara, Provincia di Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
   
• Brunt, John Henry Cound    b. December 6, 1922  d. December 10, 1944
  World War II Victoria Cross Recipient.
  Faenza War Cemetery, Ravenna, Provincia di Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  Plot: III. A. 8.
   
• Calamai, Clara    b. September 7, 1915  d. September 21, 1998
  Actress. "Black star" of Italian movies. She reached the greatest fame thanks to a scandal, while in 'La cena delle beffe' of Blasetti, she showed her breast. The top of her 'dark lady fame' came in 1942, when she played in Luchino Visconti's 'Ossessione' from Caine's the Postman Always Rings Twice, here in neorealist version. She is best remembered for "Ettore Fieramosca," "Queen of Navarra," "Henry IV" and "Deep Red." (Bio by: Mauro Enrico)
  Rimini Cemetery, Rimini, Provincia di Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
   
• Carducci, Giosue    b. July 27, 1835  d. February 8, 1907
  Poet, statesman, and Senator of the Italian Republic. Born in Val di Castello, Italy. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1906.
  Cimitero Monumentale della Certosa di Bologna, Bologna, Provincia di Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
   
• Catherine of Bologna, Saint    b. September 8, 1413  d. March 9, 1463
  Religious figure. Born Catherine de Vigri in Bologna, the daughter of a diplomat. When she was ten years old, her father sent her to the court of the Marquis of Ferrara to be a companion to Princess Margarita. While in Ferrara she studied literature and the fine arts. After the marriage of Princess Margarita Catherine became a Poor Claire nun. Catherine was chosen as abbess, a position that she held until her death. She was buried without a coffin; her body was exhumed eighteen days later...[Read More] (Bio by: Bunny Boiler)
  Corpus Domini, Bologna, Provincia di Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
   
• Celli, Giorgio Ruggero   b. July 16, 1935  d. June 11, 2011
  Scientist, Author. A professor at Bologna University and director of the Institute of Entomology, he is considered by many as one of the greatest ecologists. He was also the author of numerous novels and plays as "The Tentations of Professor Faust", which in 1975 won the Prix Pirandello literature award. In television, he successfully conducted the program "In The Animal Kingdom". (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
  Cimitero di Monzuno, Bologna, Provincia di Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
   
• Colbran, Isabella   b. February 2, 1785  d. October 7, 1845
  Opera Singer. A respected mezzo soprano of the early 19th. century, she is remembered for her association with and marriage to composer Gioacchino Rossini. Born Isabel Angela Colbran to a family of wealth, little is recorded of her early days though she apparently evidenced her talent from a young age as following private instruction she made her Paris recital debut at 16. Isabella first appeared on the operatic stage in 1806 in her native Spain then the year next moved on to Bologna, Italy...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
  Cimitero Monumentale della Certosa di Bologna, Bologna, Provincia di Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
   
• Colzani, Anselmo   b. March 28, 1918  d. March 19, 2006
  Opera Singer. He was born in Budrio (Bologna) and died in Milano. He debuted in 1946 along with Renata Tebaldi and in his long career, he worked with Maria Callas, Zubin Mehta and Karajan. He debuted in the Metropolitan Opera House of New York, in 1960 and remain there during 18 seasons. He is remembered as one of the best baritones of his time. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
  Cimitero di Budrio, Bologna, Provincia di Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
   

Records 1 to 20 (of 80 total matches)

Records 21 to 40