Tirso
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Tirso is Spanish
and Portuguese
for Thyrsus
, and usually refers to the saint of that name (Saint Thyrsus
) (San Tirso, Santo Tirso). It can also refer to:
People
Places
Geography
Ships, a tugboat
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
for Thyrsus
Thyrsus
In Greek mythology, a thyrsus or thyrsos was a staff of giant fennel covered with ivy vines and leaves, sometimes wound with taeniae and always topped with a pine cone. These staffs were carried by Dionysus and his followers. Euripides wrote that honey dripped from the thyrsos staves that the...
, and usually refers to the saint of that name (Saint Thyrsus
Saint Thyrsus
Saint Thyrsus or Thyrsos is venerated as a Christian martyr. He was killed for his faith in Sozopolis , Phrygia during the persecution of Decius. Leucius and Callinicus were martyred with him. Tradition states that Thrysus endured many tortures and was sentenced to be sawn in half...
) (San Tirso, Santo Tirso). It can also refer to:
People
- Tirso de MolinaTirso de MolinaTirso de Molina was a Spanish Baroque dramatist, poet and a Roman Catholic monk.Originally Gabriel Téllez, he was born in Madrid. He studied at Alcalá de Henares, joined the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy on November 4, 1600, and entered the Monastery of San Antolín at Guadalajara,...
(1579-1648), Spanish playwright, poet and friar - Prince Tirso of Bulgaria (2002- )
Places
- Ulà TirsoUlà TirsoUlà Tirso is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 90 km north of Cagliari and about 30 km northeast of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 616 and an area of 18.8 km².Ulà Tirso borders the following municipalities:...
, commune of SardiniaSardiniaSardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],... - Santo TirsoSanto TirsoSanto Tirso is a city and municipality located in the north of Porto Metropolitan Area, Porto District, Portugal. In the region, the Ave Valley, there is a large center of textile industry....
, city in Portugal - Santo Tirso parishSanto Tirso parishSanto Tirso parish is the biggest center in the municipality and the biggest parish in the city of Santo Tirso. It is an international textile center.-External links:*...
, municipality in Portugal - San Tirso de AbresSan Tirso de AbresSan Tirso de Abres is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north, south, and west by Lugo province of Galicia, and on the east by the municipalities of Taramundi and Vegadeo. It is the easternmost province in Asturias.The...
, municipality in AsturiasAsturiasThe Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
Geography
- Tirso (river), the most important river of Sardinia
Ships, a tugboat