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Virginia “Sister Maria Celeste” Galilei

Birth: 16 Aug 1600
Padua, Provincia di Padova, Veneto, Italy
Death: 2 Apr 1634 (aged 33)
Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Burial: Basilica di Santa Croce

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She was the illegitimate daughter of Galileo Galilei and Marina Gamba. She took the name Maria Celeste upon entering the convent San Matteo in Arcetri. An impact crater on Venus is called Maria Celeste

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