Marian
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Marian may refer to:
- Marian (given name)Marian (given name)Marian is a given name, either derived from Marius or Maria .Male:* Marian Foik , Polish athlete* Marián Gáborík, Slovak professional ice hockey player* Marián Hossa, Slovak professional ice hockey player...
, people with the given name Marian - Maid MarianMaid MarianMaid Marian is the wife of the legendary English outlaw Robin Hood. Stemming from another, older tradition, she became associated with Robin Hood only in the 16th century.-History:The earliest medieval Robin Hood stories gave him no female companion...
, companion of Robin Hood - Marian, an adjective for things relating to Gaius MariusGaius MariusGaius Marius was a Roman general and statesman. He was elected consul an unprecedented seven times during his career. He was also noted for his dramatic reforms of Roman armies, authorizing recruitment of landless citizens, eliminating the manipular military formations, and reorganizing the...
- Marian Party, those Scots who remained loyal to Mary, Queen of Scots in the disputes following her deposition
- Marian, a village in HîrtopHîrtop, TransnistriaHîrtop is a commune in the Grigoriopol sub-district of Transnistria, Moldova. It is composed of four villages: Hîrtop, Bruslachi , Marian and Mocreachi . It is currently under the administration of the breakaway government of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic....
Commune, TransnistriaTransnistriaTransnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...
, Moldova
Christianity
- Marian, an adjective used of things relating to the Blessed Virgin Mary, specifically Marian devotionsMarian devotionsA Marian devotion is a gift of oneself, or one's activities to the Virgin Mary. It is a willingness and desire to dedicate oneself to, or venerate her; either in terms of prayers or in terms of a set of pious acts...
- Marian apparitionsMarian apparitionsA Marian apparition is an event in which the Blessed Virgin Mary is believed to have supernaturally appeared to one or more people. They are often given names based on the town in which they were reported, or on the sobriquet which was given to Mary on the occasion of the apparition...
, psychological and religious phenomena - Marian PersecutionsMarian PersecutionsThe Marian Persecutions were carried out against religious reformers, Protestants, and other dissenters for their heretical beliefs during the reign of Mary I of England. The excesses of this period were mythologized in the historical record of Foxe's Book of Martyrs...
, the persecutions of Protestants and dissenters under the Queen Mary I of England - Congregation of Marian FathersCongregation of Marian FathersThe Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary is a Roman Catholic male clerical religious congregation founded, 1673, in Poland...
, also known as Marians of the Immaculate Conception, a Roman Catholic male clerical congregation
Education
- Marian, a noun for the students of Saint Mary's University of Bayombong, Nueva VizcayaSaint Mary's University of Bayombong, Nueva VizcayaSaint Mary’s University is a Roman Catholic institution owned by the Belgian missionary congregation CICM located in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya in the Philippines...
, Philippines - Marian Catholic High SchoolMarian Catholic High SchoolMarian Catholic High School is a co-educational, college preparatory secondary school in Chicago Heights, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.-History:...
, a Catholic college-prep high school located in Chicago Heights, Illinois - Marian Central Catholic High SchoolMarian Central Catholic High SchoolMarian Central Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Woodstock, Illinois, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford....
, a Catholic college-preparatory school in Woodstock, Illinois - Marian CollegeMarian CollegeMarian University is a Roman Catholic university in Indianapolis Indiana.-About:Marian University, sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis in Oldenburg, Indiana, traces its roots to their founding in 1851...
, a liberal arts college in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - Marian College KuttikkanamMarian college kuttikkanamMarian College Kuttikkanam is an educational institution in Kerala. It offers graduate level and post graduate level courses for students. The Catholic Diocese of Kanjirapally established Marian College Kuttikkanam in 1995 to provide the student community with education in information technology,...
, a graduate college in India - Marian College (Wisconsin)Marian College (Wisconsin)Marian University, formerly Marian College of Fond du Lac, is a Roman Catholic liberal arts university in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1936 by the Congregation of Sisters of Saint Agnes, who continues to sponsor the University today.-Overview:...
, a four-year Catholic university in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA - Marian High School (Mishawaka, Indiana), a Catholic college-preparatory school in Mishawaka, Indiana
- Marian High School (Nebraska), a Catholic college-preparatory school for young women, in Omaha, Nebraska
People
- Ferdinand MarianFerdinand MarianFerdinand Marian was an Austrian theatre and film actor, best known for playing the leading character of Joseph Süß Oppenheimer in the Nazi propaganda film Jud Süß.-Life and career:...
, Austrian actor - Michèle MarianMichèle MarianMichèle Marian is a German actress.-Selected filmography:*1991 Derrick - Der Tote spielt fast keine Rolle *1991 Peter Storm und die italienische Oper *1992 Derrick - Die Festmenüs des Herrn Borgelt...
, German actress - Radu MarianRadu MarianRadu Marian is a Romanian/Moldovan male soprano or sopranist.Marian possesses a pure soprano voice in the range of C4 to C6, and he is considered an important singer in Baroque music. His repertoire incorporates cantatas written for soprano by composers like Handel, Bononcini, Carissimi, and...
, Romanian/Moldovan male soprano
Music
- Marian RecordsMarian RecordsMarian Records is a Nashville-based record label specializing in pop music with an initial emphasis in electronic and dance music including commercial crossover, house, trance and progressive styles. Formed in 2005, Marian Records' exclusive distributor is RED Distribution...
, a record label - "Marian", a song by the British gothic rock band The Sisters of MercyThe Sisters of MercyThe Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company...
- "Marian", the same song covered by the French band Nouvelle VagueNouvelle Vague (band)Nouvelle Vague is a French musical collective led by musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux. Their name is a play on words, meaning "new wave" in French, and "bossa nova" in Portuguese...
- "Marian", the same song covered by the French band Nouvelle Vague