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  2. List of burial places of classical musicians - Wikipedia

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    His second wife, Mira Mendelson, died in 1968 and is buried beside him. [113] Giacomo Puccini: 1924 Composer Villa Puccini, Torre del Lago, Italy He was temporarily buried in Milan, in Toscanini's family tomb. In 1926 his son arranged for the transfer of his father's remains to a specially created chapel inside the Puccini villa at Torre del ...

  3. List of burial places of Abrahamic figures - Wikipedia

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    According to the Bible, the exact place of Moses' grave remains unknown, in order to impede idolatry. Aaron: Tomb of Aaron: Mount Harun near Petra, Jordan. At 1350 meters above sea-level, it is the highest peak in the area; it is believed to be the place where Aaron died and was buried.

  4. List of burial places of founders of religious traditions

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    The Green Dome, which houses the tomb of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (who is buried alongside the first two Rashidun Caliphs), is located in the southeast corner of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ("The Mosque of the Prophet") in Medina, Saudi Arabia.

  5. Giacomo Puccini - Wikipedia

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    Giacomo Puccini [n 1] (22 December 1858 – 29 November 1924) [1] was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas.Regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi, [2] he was descended from a long line of composers, stemming from the late Baroque era.

  6. Villa Puccini - Wikipedia

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    Giacomo Puccini's son Antonio turned the building into a museum in 1925. The composer was buried in 1926 in a chapel created by Antonio in the villa. [1] The composer's granddaughter Simonetta Puccini became the owner of the villa in 1996. The Simonetta Puccini Foundation was established in 2005; an objective was to restore the villa to its ...

  7. List of compositions by Giacomo Puccini - Wikipedia

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    The Italian composer Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924) is regarded as the natural successor to the tradition of Giuseppe Verdi and is considered the greatest Italian opera proponent of his time. Best known for his 12 operas , his style quickly departed from the predominant Romantic Italian style and he emerged as the most significant representative ...

  8. Rachel's Tomb - Wikipedia

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    In Genesis, the Bible states that Rachel was buried "on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem". Yet a reference to her tomb in Samuel states: "When you go from me today, you will find two men by Rachel's tomb, in the border of Benjamin , in Zelzah" (1 Sam 10:2).

  9. Saint Peter's tomb - Wikipedia

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    Very little is known about the burial of Peter's immediate successors, prior to the period when popes are known with relative certainty to have been buried in the various Catacombs of Rome. Burial near Peter, on Vatican Hill, is attributed to: Pope Linus , Pope Anacletus , Pope Evaristus , Pope Telesphorus , Pope Hyginus , Pope Pius I , Pope ...