Pelagia
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Pelagia can refer to:
- Saint PelagiaSaint PelagiaSaint Pelagia is an Antiochene saint, a virgin of fifteen years, who chose death by a leap from the housetop rather than dishonour from soldiers during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is mentioned by Ambrose , and is the subject of two sermons by Chrysostom...
, of Antioch, who leapt to her death from a housetop - Pelagia of TarsusPelagia of TarsusPelagia of Tarsus is a saint and martyr who lived in Tarsus in the Cilicia region of Asia Minor during the reign of Roman Emperor Diocletian. She is likely based on Saint Pelagia of Antioch....
, who was burnt to death - Pelagia was the secular name of Marina the MonkMarina the MonkMarina the Monk was a Saint from the north of Lebanon.She was the daughter of a wealthy Christian gentleman named Eugene...
- Sister Pelagia, heroine of novels by Boris Akunin
- Agia PelagiaAgia PelagiaAgia Pelagia is a seaside fishing village built in the centre of a picturesque amphitheatric bay, 23 km northwest from Heraklion capital city of the island of Crete....
, a fishing village in Greece - Pelagia noctilucaPelagia noctilucaPelagia noctiluca is a jellyfish in the family Pelagiidae. In Latin, Pelagia means "of the sea", nocti stands for night and luca means light thus Pelagia noctiluca can be described as a marine organism with the ability to glow in the dark.This species of jellyfish commonly known as the mauve...
, a species of jellyfish - Pelagia, a character in the novel Captain Corelli's MandolinCaptain Corelli's MandolinCaptain Corelli's Mandolin, released simultaneously as Corelli's Mandolin. in the United States, is a 1994 novel written by Louis de Bernières which takes place on the island of Cephallonia during the Italian and German occupation of World War II. The main characters are Antonio Corelli, an...
(and in the film of the book) - Pelagia, a species of bacteria in the Listonella genus
- 1190 Pelagia1190 Pelagia1190 Pelagia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 20, 1930 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...
, an asteroid named after Russian astronomer Pelageya Fedorovna Shajn - F. Pelagia, a species of moth in the FrausFraus (genus)Fraus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 25 described species, all endemic to Australia.-Species:*Fraus basicornis*Fraus basidispina*Fraus bilineata*Fraus biloba*Fraus crocea*Fraus distispina...
genus - Pelagia, Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland)