Fortunata is an Italian girl's name. Fortunata is celebrated on October 14 in memory of Santa Fortunata, a 4th-century Christian martyr in Caesarea. The Roman Catholic Church recognizes nineteen Saints and Saints bearing the name Fortunato and Fortunata.[1]
People
- Saint Fortunata, martyr at Rome (14 February)
- Saint Fortunata, martyr venerated at Patria (14 October)
- Maria Fortunata d'Este (1731–1803), Modenese princess by birth and a princess of the blood of France by marriage
- Blessed Maria Fortunata Viti (1827–1922), Italian Benedictine nun (20 November)
Fictional characters
- Fortunata, name of the titular seagull in the animated film La gabbianella e il gatto 1998
- Fortunata, lead character in Fortunata, a 2017 film
- Fortunata, the wife of Trimalchio in the Satyricon of Petronius, 1st century AD
- Fortunata, in the novel Fortunata y Jacinta by Benito Pérez Galdós 1887
- Fortunata, an anthropomorphic fox in the book Mossflower in the Redwall series
- Fortunata, in the novel The Heretic's Apprentice by Ellis Peters 1989
References
- ↑ Valter Curzi Dizionario dei nomi 8879446037 2003 p62 Sono ben diciannove i Santi e le Sante che portano questo nome. Fortunata si festeggia il 14 ottobre in memoria di Santa Fortunata, vergine e martire in Cesarea.
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