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Bugia
Bugia may refer to: *Béjaïa, a port city in Eastern Algeria near the mountains of Little Kabylia *Béjaïa Province *a candlestick, especially used as the name for an additional candle carried by a server standing beside a bishop at some Christian (particularly Roman Catholic) liturgical celebrations *''La Bugia'' ("the Candle"), a book of verses, by Massimiliano Palombara Massimiliano Palombara (1614 – 1680) was marquis of Pietraforte and Conservator (religion), Conservator of Rome between 1651 and 1677. He is the author of the ''La Bugia'' (''the Candle''), a book of verses, written in 1656 in Rome. He built the ... (1656) {{disambiguation, geo Catholic titular sees in Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béjaïa
Béjaïa ( ; , , ), formerly known as Bougie and Bugia, is a Mediterranean seaport, port city and communes of Algeria, commune on the Gulf of Béjaïa in Algeria; it is the capital of Béjaïa Province. Geography Location Béjaïa owes its existence to its port, which also makes it prosperous. It is located in a sickle-shaped bay protected from the swell of offshore winds (northwest facing) by the advance of Cape Carbon (to the west of the city). The city is backed by :fr:Yemma Gouraya, Mount Gouraya located in a northwest position. This port site, in one of the most beautiful bays of the Maghreb and Mediterranean coast, is dominated in the background by the Babor Mountains, Babors mountain range. Another advantage is that the city is the outlet of the Soummam River, Soummam valley, a geographical corridor facing southwest. However, since the time when the city was a capital, there has been a divorce between the city and the region (Kabylia) linked to the difficulty of secur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugia (candlestick)
A bugia (Latin: scotula, palmatorium, French: bougeoir) or hand-candlestick is a liturgical candlestick held beside a Latin Church, Latin Catholic Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishop or other prelate. Description The bugia is a low, portable candlestick with a long handle, held next to clergy to illuminate books being sung or read from. According to the 1886 ''Caeremoniale Episcoporum'', it was to be made of gold or gilt silver for Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinals and patriarchs and silver for all other prelates, but this distinction was seldom followed. The candle used in the bugia was made of beeswax. Usage The bugia is held near and to the right of the book by one of the attendants of the prelate whenever he reads or sings a text from the evangeliary or missal. In the case of the Roman Pontiff, this role is filled by an assistant to the papal throne, but he holds an ordinary wax candle, not a bugia. For any other prelate, this was performed by an acolyte or oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimiliano Palombara
Massimiliano Palombara (1614 – 1680) was marquis of Pietraforte and Conservator (religion), Conservator of Rome between 1651 and 1677. He is the author of the ''La Bugia'' (''the Candle''), a book of verses, written in 1656 in Rome. He built the Villa Palombara which included five gates with occult inscriptions including the still-standing Porta Alchemica. According to historians, his interest in the occult, Kabbalah and mysticism brought him into contact with Giuseppe Francesco Borri, Cardinal Decio Azzolino and his confidant, Christina, Queen of Sweden, Queen Christina of Sweden (then living in Rome having converted to Catholicism). by Roy Doliner (Rizzoli First, 2012) References Marquesses 17th-century alch ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béjaïa Province
The Béjaïa Province (Kabyle language, Kabyle: ''Tawilayt n Bgayet''; , Latn, ar, Wilāyat Bijāyah; or ) is a provinces of Algeria, province of Algeria in the Kabylie region. With a population of 984,050 inhabitants in 2019, with a density of 305 km2. The province's capital city is Béjaïa, the terminus of the Béni Mansour-Bejaïa line. Gouraya National Park is located in Béjaïa Province. A population of an endangered primate species, the Barbary macaque, is found within the park; this primate has a severely restricted and Disjunctive population, disjunctive range.C. Michael Hogan. 2008''Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus'', Globaltwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg History The province was created from the Sétif (département) in 1974. Administrative divisions The province is divided into 19 Districts of Algeria, districts (''daïras''), which are further divided into 52 communes of Algeria, ''communes'' or municipalities. Districts Communes # Adekar # Aït-Rizine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
