Gloria may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Music

Christian liturgy and music

* Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise *

Gloria Patri The Gloria Patri, also known as the Glory Be to the Father or, colloquially, the Glory Be, is a doxology, a short hymn of praise to God in various Christian liturgies. It is also referred to as the Minor Doxology ''(Doxologia Minor)'' or Les ...

, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise **

Gloria (Handel) George Frideric Handel's ''Gloria'' is a sacred solo cantata, a setting of the Gloria, the liturgical part of the Mass, for soprano and strings. Handel may have composed it in Germany before departing for Italy in 1706. The composition was lost ...

Gloria (Jenkins) Gloria is a sacred choral composition by Karl Jenkins, completed in 2010. It is an extended setting of the Gloria part of the mass in Latin, on the text of the Gloria in three movements, interpolated with two movements on other texts, Psalm 150 in ...

Gloria (Poulenc) The Gloria by Francis Poulenc, FP 177, scored for soprano solo, large orchestra, and chorus, is a setting of the Gloria text from the mass ordinary. One of Poulenc's most celebrated works, it was commissioned by the Koussevitsky Foundation in h ...

, a 1959 composition by Francis Poulenc **

Gloria (Vivaldi) Antonio Vivaldi wrote at least three Gloria compositions, settings of the hymn Gloria in excelsis Deo, with words probably dating back to the 4th century, and an integral part of the mass ordinary. Two of them have survived: RV 588 and RV 589. ...

, a musical setting of the doxology by Antonio Vivaldi

Groups and labels

Gloria (Brazilian band) Gloria is a Brazilian post-hardcore/metalcore band formed in 2002 in São Paulo. The band released six studio albums and one live video. Members Current members * Mi Vieira: unclean vocals (2002 - present) * Peres Kenji: guitar (2006 - pre ...

, a post-hardcore/metalcore band * Gloria, later named Unit Gloria, a Dutch band with Robert Long as member

Albums

* ''Gloria'' (Disillusion album) * ''

Gloria! ''Gloria!'' is the eighth studio album released by Cuban-American singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan, released on June 2, 1998, by Epic Records. Background ''Gloria!'' is a dance and house album which was a departure from Estefan's previous works. ...

'', an album by Gloria Estefan * ''Gloria'' (Gloria Trevi album) * ''Gloria'' (Okean Elzy album) * ''Gloria'' (Sam Smith album) * ''Gloria'' (Shadows of Knight album) (1966) * ''Gloria'' (EP), an EP by Hawk Nelson

Songs

* "Gloria" (Enchantment song) (1976), a song later covered by Jesse Powell in 1996 * "Gloria" (Mando Diao song), a 2009 song by Mando Diao from ''Give Me Fire'' * "Gloria" (Leon René song), a song released by The Cadillacs in 1954 * "Gloria" (Them song), a song written by Van Morrison in 1964 and covered by artists including the Shadows of Knight and Patti Smith * "Gloria" (Umberto Tozzi song) (1979), a song later covered by Laura Branigan in 1982 * "Gloria" (U2 song) (1981) * "Gloria" (Yui song) * "Gloria", a 1997 song by

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* "Gloria", a 2013 song by Relient K from the album ''

Collapsible Lung ''Collapsible Lung'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Relient K. To date, it is their only album not to be produced or co-produced by Mark Lee Townsend. Background and production In May 2012, the group posted that they were wor ...

'' * "Gloria", a 2014 song by

The Midnight The Midnight is an American synthwave band composed of Atlanta-based singer-songwriter Tyler Lyle and Los Angeles-based Danish-born producer, songwriter, and singer Tim McEwan. Origins The band was formed as a result of Lyle and McEwan meeting ...

* "Gloria", a 2019 song by the Lumineers

Films

* ''Gloria'' (1977 film), a French film directed by Claude Autant-Lara * ''Gloria'' (1980 film) (1980), a film by John Cassavetes ** ''Gloria'' (1999 American film), a remake by Sidney Lumet * ''Gloria'' (1999 Portuguese film), a film by Manuela Viegas * ''Gloria'' (2013 film), a Chilean film * ''Gloria'' (2014 film), a Mexican film

Stage

* ''Gloria'' (ballet), a ballet by Kenneth MacMillan * ''Gloria'' (opera), an opera by Francesco Cilea * ''Gloria'' (play), a play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Television

* ''Gloria'' (South Korean TV series), a South Korean MBC television series * ''Gloria'' (American TV series), an ''All in the Family'' spin-off * ''Glória'' (2021 TV series), a Portuguese Netflix historical thriller drama television series

People and fictional characters

Gloria (given name) Gloria is the anglicized form of the Latin feminine given name (), meaning immortal glory; glory, fame, renown, praise, honor. Notable people with the name include: People Academics and scientists * Gloria Long Anderson (born 1938), American pr ...

, including a list of people and fictional characters *

Gloria (Bulgarian singer) Galina Peneva Ivanova ( bg, Галина Пенева Иванова), born 28 June 1973), known professionally as Gloria ( bg, Глория), is a Bulgarian singer, sometimes referred to as the "Prima of Bulgarian pop-folk music". She was award ...

, Bulgarian pop/folk singer *

Gloria (Irish singer) Gloria Smyth (born May 1951), better known as Gloria, is an Irish singer from Navan, County Meath. She rose to fame in Ireland during the 1970s with "One Day at a Time (song), One Day at a Time" which spent longer in the Irish charts than any oth ...

, best known for her version of "One Day at a Time"

Places

Gloria, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Gloria is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located between US 90 U.S. Route 90 or U.S. Highway 90 (US 90) is an east–west major United States highway in the Southern United State ...

, an unincorporated community in the United States *

Gloria, Oriental Mindoro Gloria, officially the Municipality of Gloria ( tgl, Bayan ng Gloria), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,496 people. The town was previously a b ...

, a municipality in the Philippines

Sports

* Gloria (basketball team), from Moldova *

Gloria (cycling team) Gloria was an Italian professional cycling team that existed in part between 1927 and 1943. Its main sponsor was Italian bicycle manufacturer Gloria. Francesco Camusso won the general classification of the 1931 Giro d'Italia The 1931 Giro d'Italia ...

, an Italian professional cycling team that existed between 1927 and 1942 * Gloria Bistriţa, a Romanian soccer club * Gloria Buzău (disambiguation), several Romanian sports clubs *

Grêmio Esportivo Glória Grêmio Esportivo Glória, commonly referred to as Glória, is a Brazilian football club based in Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul. It currently plays in Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2, the second level of the Rio Grande do Sul state football league. H ...

, Brazilian soccer club

Ships

* ARC ''Gloria'', a training ship of the Colombian Navy * RV ''Gloria Michelle'', a U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel in service since 1980 * SS ''Gloria'' (1917), a German cargo ship in service during 1939

Other uses

Nissan Gloria The Gloria ( ja, 日産・グロリア) is a large luxury car made from 1959 by the Prince Motor Company, and later by Nissan Motors since its merger with the former - hence being originally marketed as Prince Gloria and later as Nissan Gloria. ...

, a Japanese automobile *

Gloria (heating system) {{More references, date=April 2010 Gloria (meaning ''glory'' in Spanish) was a central heating system used in Castile beginning in the Middle Ages. It was a direct descendant of the Roman hypocaust, and due to its slow rate of combustion, it all ...

, a type of central heating system formerly used in Castile *

Hurricane Gloria Hurricane Gloria was a powerful hurricane that caused significant damage along the east coast of the United States and in Atlantic Canada during the 1985 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the first significant tropical cyclone to strike the nor ...

(1985) * Gloria Cultural Arena, a culture and music venue in Helsinki, Finland *

Gloria-Theater (Cologne) The Gloria-Theater is a multi-purpose theatre and event space, originally a cinema-theatre, in the centre of Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on Apostelnstraße north of the Cologne Neumarkt, Neumarkt, near the Basilica of t ...

* ''Gloria'' (magazine), a Croatian women's magazine * , a Finnish women's

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Gloria Material Technology Corp. Gloria Material Technology Corp. (GMTC; ) is a company headquartered in Liouying industrial zone, Tainan, Taiwan. It is the only specialty alloy professional manufacturer in Taiwan which owns melting, forging, rolling, heat treating and finis ...

, a steelmaking company in Taiwan *

Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments The Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA) established an international long-term monitoring program and site-based network dealing with Alpine plant, high-mountain vegetation and its biological diversity. Its purp ...

, an international mountain environment monitoring program *

Global Research in International Affairs Center ''Middle East Review of International Affairs'' (MERIA) was a quarterly, peer-reviewed, academic journal, journal on Middle East issues founded by the late Barry Rubin and edited by Dr. Jonathan Spyer. The journal is no longer active; the last pu ...

, an institute of the Interdisciplinary Center in Israel *

GLORIA sidescan sonar Side-scan sonar (also sometimes called side scan sonar, sidescan sonar, side imaging sonar, side-imaging sonar and bottom classification sonar) is a category of sonar system that is used to efficiently create an image of large areas of the sea ...

, a sonar system