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The orphanage was established to raise girls who would be useful to society. Babies would be dropped off through a secret opening barely large enough for them, first created in 1696. She was called Anna Maria, though later known as Anna Maria dal Violin and Anna Maria della Pietà. By the time she was eight her musical prowess had brought her ...
Sanlorenzo S.p.a. (or Sanlorenzo) is an Italian shipbuilding specialised in the production of luxury yachts and superyachts, from 24 to 70 meters in length, whose headquarters is based in Ameglia, province of La Spezia.
The Pietà (Italian: [maˈdɔnna della pjeˈta]; "[Our Lady of] Pity"; 1498–1499) is a Carrara marble sculpture of Jesus and Mary at Mount Golgotha representing the "Sixth Sorrow" of the Virgin Mary by Michelangelo Buonarroti, in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, for which it was made.
Destriero was a 67-metre (220 ft) long, 13-metre (43 ft) wide, 400-ton displacement, yacht built by Fincantieri in their Muggiano yard at La Spezia in 1991. She was fitted with three GE Aviation LM1600 gas turbines totalling 60,000-horsepower (45,000 kW), [1] providing her with a maximum speed of 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph; 59 kn).
The four great Venetian Ospedali (Ospedali Grandi, also referred to as the Ospedali Maggiori) - the Ospedale della Pietà, the Ospedale degl'Incurabili, the Ospedale di Santa Maria dei Derelitti, and the Ospedale di San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti - were charitable hospices, which provided a wide range of services for the needy of Venice.
della Pietà is an Italian surname, and may refer to: Agata della Pietà (circa 1800), Italian composer, singer, and teacher Michielina della Pietà (circa 1700), Italian composer, violinist, organist, and teacher
Santa Maria della Pietà to which the school of the same name belonged where Antonio Vivaldi composed and performed his music; Ponte del Sepolcro, the bridge over the Rio della Pietà; Palazzo Gabrielli, now home to the luxury hotel of the same name; Ponte della Ca' di Dio, which marks the end of the Riva degli Schiavoni
Santa Maria della Pietà The Cappella Sansevero (also known as the Cappella Sansevero de' Sangri or Pietatella ) is a chapel located on Via Francesco de Sanctis 19, just northwest of the church of San Domenico Maggiore , in the historic center of Naples , Italy .