Find A Grave - Veneto

Doppler, Christian Andreas b. November 29, 1803 d. March 17, 1853
Scientist. A physicist and mathematician, he developed the theory of the Doppler Effect, that sound waves from a moving source would be compressed or expanded, or that the frequency would change.
Cimitero di San Michele, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Duse, Eleonora b. October 3, 1858 d. April 21, 1924
Eleonora Duse was considered (with Polish-American diva Helena Modjeska and Duse's life-long rival, Sarah Bernhardt) the finest actress in the world. Born in Vigevano, in northern Italy to a show business family, she began acting at age 4. After seeing a performance in 1879 by Bernhardt, she experienced an artistic revelation. Whereas Bernhardt was often noted as "playing Bernhardt", Duse began to explore the psychological aspects of her characters, modifying her mannerisms and nuances to each...[Read More] (Bio by: Miss Morgan)
Asolo Cemetery, Treviso, Provincia di Treviso, Veneto, Italy
Gabrieli, Giovanni b. 1555 d. August 12, 1612
Composer. Along with Claudio Monteverdi, he bridged the gap between the Renaissance and Baroque in Italian music. His exact birthdate is unknown, but scholars have narrowed it down to between 1554-56. He lived in Venice his whole life and was organist of St. Mark's Basilica from 1585. Gabrieli was an early experimenter in chromatic harmony and was one of the first composers to combine choral forces with orchestral instruments. His writing for brass was particularly brilliant. He was also an...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Santo Stefano Church, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Plot: Beneath the church floor
Gaudentius of Verona
Saint. Bishop of Verona. He died in 465 AD and his Feast Day is February 12th. (Bio by: girlofcelje (inactive))
Basilica of Saint Stephen, Verona, Provincia di Verona, Veneto, Italy
Hasse, Johann Adolph b. March 25, 1699 d. December 23, 1783
Composer. One of the most popular creators of opera in the 18th Century, his music represented all the virtues - and vices - of the Italian Baroque tradition of "opera seria". Hasse's decorative arias, with their easy, graceful melodies, enjoyed the status of popular tunes from Poland to England. Many of his stage works were set to texts by Pietro Metastasio, the leading librettist of his day. Hasse was born in Bergedorf near Hamburg, Germany. His family had been musicians for four...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Chiesa di San Marcuola, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Herrera, Helenio b. April 10, 1916 d. November 9, 1997
Football Coach. He was nicknamed ‘el mago’ (the magician). He coached many teams across Europe, but he is best remembered for coaching Inter Milan between 1960 and 1968 as they achieved victory in the European cup of 1964 and 1965. He was also the coach at FC Barcelona between 1958 and 1960 and again between 1979 and 1981. During his time with FC Barcelona they topped the Spanish league twice. (Bio by: Bunny Boiler)
Cimitero di San Michele, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Lotti, Antonio b. February, 1665 d. January 5, 1740
Composer, Organist. A notable transitional figure between the Baroque and early Classical periods. Lotti was possibly born in Hanover, Germany, where his Italian father was a Kapellmeister, and settled in his family's native Venice as a child. His first opera, "Il Giustino", was performed when he was 16. Most of his life was spent in service to St. Mark's Basilica, which he entered as a singer in 1689; he was first organist there from 1704 to 1736. Beyond Italy he was famed for his stage...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Church of San Geminiano (Defunct), Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Plot: Demolished in 1807, site now the Correr Museum
Lucius III, Pope b. 1110 d. November 25, 1185
Roman Catholic Pope 1181-85. The 171st Pope was born Ubaldo Allucingoli in Lucca c1110. He was elected Pope on 1st September 1181 and crowned on 6th September. He lived in Rome initially, but from 1182 he had to live the remainder of his pontificate in exile. He was making plans for the third Crusade just before his death in Verona. (Bio by: Bunny Boiler)
Duomo, Verona, Provincia di Verona, Veneto, Italy
Lucy, Saint b. 283 d. 304 (circa)
Patron Saint of Syracuse and of maladies of the eyes. Her remains were stolen from Constantinople in 1204 by Venetian crusaders.
Church of San Geremia, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Mandic, Saint Leopold b. May 12, 1866 d. July 30, 1942
Apostle of the Confession; Apostle of Unity. Twelfth child born to Peter and Caroline Mandic. Physically malformed and delicate of health, Bogdan early showed signs of great spiritual strength and integrity. At age 16, Bogdan left Dalmatia for Italy. There he became a student at the Capuchin Seraphic School at Udine, and an aspirant to the Capuchins. He applied himself to his studies, and entered the Capuchin Order as a novice on 20 April 1884 at Bassano del Grappa, taking the religious name...[Read More]
Basilica of Saint Anthony, Padua, Provincia di Padova, Veneto, Italy
Mark, Saint [cenotaph] d. 68
Patron saint of Venice. This is a cenotaph: the body,that had been stolen by Venetians in Alexandria (Egypt) during the Crusades, was given back to the Coptic Church of Egypts by Pope Paul VI and is now in the St. Mark Church in Alexandria.
Church of San Marco, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Mocenigo, Pietro d. 1476
Venetian Political Figure. Seventieth Venetian Doge from 1474 until his death. He was one of the greatest Venetian admirals and he played an important role in the war against the Turks by taking Smyrna in 1472 and annexing Cyprus to the Republic in 1475. He is shown on his tomb flanked by Roman soldiers. The three warriors holding up his tomb represent the ages of man. (Bio by: Bunny Boiler)
Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Monteverdi, Claudio b. May 15, 1567 d. November 29, 1643
Composer. A towering figure in music's transition from the Renaissance to the Baroque periods. He was the first great composer of opera and his "L'Orfeo" (1607) is the earliest such work in the modern repertory. Only two of his other operas survive complete, "Il ritorno d"Ulisse in patria" ("The Return of Ulysses", 1640) and "L'incoronazione di Poppea" ("The Coronation of Poppea", 1642). "Poppea", his masterpiece, is regarded by many as the finest opera written in the 1600s. Monteverdi was born...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Iglesia de Santa María Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Palladio, Andrea b. November 30, 1508 d. August 19, 1580
Renaissance Architect. His early commissions consisted primarily of palaces and villas for the aristocracy, he began to design religious buildings in the 1560s. In 1570 he was appointed 'Architectural adviser' to the Venetian Republic, and the same year, he published his "Four books of architecture." His treatise was especially influential to the designs of Christopher Wren in England and [Read More] (Bio by: MC)
Cimitero Maggiore, Vicenza, Provincia di Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Pecori Giraldi, Gen. Guglielmo b. May 18, 1856 d. February 5, 1941
General and Marshal of Italy. A Senator of the Kingdom of Italy who attended the Military School of Turin where attained the rank of Lieutenant, his swift ascent in the Royal Italian Army made him commander of the Eritrean troops in the East African Campaign from 1896 through 1897. In 1900, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Eighth Army of the Royal Army and participated in the Italo-Turkish War (1911 to 1912). He took part in World War I, and during the war was awarded with the title of...[Read More] (Bio by: Ruggero)
Ossario del Pasubio, Vicenza, Provincia di Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Petrarch (Petrarca) (Francesco) b. July 20, 1304 d. July 19, 1374
Author, Humanist. He is considered one of the founders of the Renaissance, and his poetry had an enormous influence on world literature. Petrarch's fame rests mainly on the "Book of Songs", 366 poems which address his lifelong unrequited love for a mysterious woman named Laura. In many of these he developed and perfected the sonnet form, and the "Petrarchian sonnet" still bears his name. A great scholar, he rediscovered many Ancient Greek and Roman writers and his belief that there was no...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Arqua Petrarca, Provincia di Padova, Veneto, Italy
Plot: Square
Pizzinato, Armando b. 1910 d. 2004
Artits In 1930 he enrolled at the Accademia di Belle Arti, Venice. In 1933 he had paintings shown in Milan and in 1936 he was awarded a scholarship in Rome. He abandoned painting during the Second World War and became a member of the Italian Resistance and was imprisoned by the Fascists. At the end of the war he returned to painting. In 1948 he exhibited at the Venice Biennale and then he began to exhibit his work internationally. (Bio by: Bunny Boiler)
Cimitero di San Michele, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Porta, Costanzo b. 1529 d. May 19, 1601
Composer. Possibly the most technically accomplished of the Renaissance polyphonists. He wrote the most complex choral music of the period, frequently utilizing double-choirs and dozens of voices, yet his technique was so solid that the words he set were always intelligible. His most famous work is the "Missa Ducalis" (1565), dedicated to Cosimo I de' Medici. Porta was born in Cremona, Italy. He became a Franciscan monk and studied music in Venice under Adrian Willaert, who strongly...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Basilica of Saint Anthony, Padua, Provincia di Padova, Veneto, Italy
Pound, Ezra (Weston Loomis) b. October 30, 1885 d. November 1, 1972
Poet, Essayist. Born Ezra Weston Loomis Pound in Hailey, Idaho. He was the son of Homer Loomis Pound and his wife Isabel Weston. While still an infant, he moved with his family to Pennsylvania. Eventually he would attend college at the University of Pennsylvania, later moving on to Hamilton College in New York. After Graduation, he took a job at Wabash College in Indiana where he was an instructor in Romance Languages. He eventually resigned that position after what was reported as a minor...[Read More] (Bio by: Catharine)
Cimitero di San Michele, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Rico y Ortega, Martin b. 1833 d. 1908
Artist. Remembered for his paintings of Venice, he studied painting in Paris after being awarded a government backed scholarship. In 1872 he went on a tour of Italy where he was impressed with the beauty of Venice and painted many pictures of the city. Even though he had made Paris his home he spent all his summers painting in Venice. (Bio by: Bunny Boiler)
Cimitero di San Michele, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy

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