Cecilia

Japanese: Cecilia
Cecilia

...A legendary martyr from Rome in the 3rd century. Cecilia in Italian, Cecilia in English. A daughter of an aristocrat, she converted to Christianity at a young age, persuaded her pagan fiancé Valerian and his brother Tiburtius to be baptized, and dedicated her virginity to Christ.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Cecilia" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…伝説的な色彩の濃い,3世紀ローマの殉教聖女。イタリア語でチェチーリアCecilia,英語でセシリアCecilia。貴族の娘で,若くしてキリスト教に帰依し,異教徒の婚約者ウァレリアヌスとその弟ティブルティウスを説いて受洗させ,自らはその純潔をキリストに捧げた。…

※「Cecilia」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  CEDA

>>:  Cécile

Recommend

Synagogue - synagogue (Greek)

In Greek, it means to assemble or convene. In the...

Rotating mill - Rotating mill

…Rod mills are more suitable for coarse grinding ...

glove

…They are used to keep warm, to protect during sp...

Mount Osorakan

This mountain is located on the border between Ak...

Swallowtail butterfly - Swallowtail

...There are six species in total, including the ...

Terada - Jiden

Land owned by temples existed from ancient times ...

Vitus - Vitus

...Storks are messengers that carry them. For thi...

Juvenile Prosecution - Shounen Shinpan

A trial held in a family court for a juvenile del...

Melanitis leda (English spelling)

…[Mayumi Takahashi]. . . *Some of the terminology...

Izukura Yokocho - Izukura Yokocho

…In the early Edo period, the area flourished as ...

Butler Act

The 1944 Education Act of the United Kingdom. It i...

Magoshichiro Harada

Years of birth: unknown. A trader from the early m...

Radical Party (Chile)

...The Communist Party and the Socialist Party we...

Otogishuu

A position held in the late Muromachi to early Ed...

Infantry - Hohei

〘Noun〙① Soldiers who fight on foot. Foot soldiers ...