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          Maria Celeste

          Daughter of Galileo Galilei and Marina Gamba

          For the ship, see Mary Celeste. For other uses, see Maria Celeste (disambiguation).

          "Virginia Gamba" redirects here.

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        4. 21 August [] Virginia, daughter of Marina [Gamba] of Venice, born of fornication the 13th of this month, was baptized by me, Giovanni Viola.

          5. For the United Nations official, see Virginia Gamba (UN official).

          Sister Maria Celeste (born Virginia Gamba; 16 August 1600 – 2 April 1634) was an Italian nun. She was the illegitimate daughter of the scientist Galileo Galilei and Marina Gamba.[1]

          Biography

          Virginia was the eldest of three siblings, with a sister Livia and a brother Vincenzio.[2] All three were born out of wedlock, and the daughters were considered unworthy for marriage.

          Troubled by monetary problems, Galileo placed them in the San Matteo convent shortly after Virginia's thirteenth birthday.[3] When she took the veil in 1616, Virginia chose her religious name, Maria Celeste, in honour of the Virgin Mary and her father's love of astronomy.

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