Gloria

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Gloria may refer to:

Contents 1 In Catholic liturgy and music 2 Songs and albums 3 Films and television 4 Places 5 Abbreviations 6 Sport 7 Other 8 People

[edit] In Catholic liturgy and music

• Gloria in Excelsis Deo, the main doxology of the Catholic Mass
  • Gloria (Vivaldi), a musical setting of the doxology by Antonio Vivaldi
  • Gloria (Poulenc), a composition written in 1959 by Francis Poulenc
• Gloria Patri, a relatively short, common doxology

[edit] Songs and albums

• "Gloria" (Leon René song), written by Leon René in the 1940s
• "Gloria" (Them song), written by Van Morrison in 1964
• "Gloria" (Umberto Tozzi song), written by Umberto Tozzi in 1979 and also covered by Laura Branigan in 1982
• "Gloria" (U2 song), from U2's 1981 album October
• Gloria!, the eighth studio album released by U.S. solo singer Gloria Estefan
• Gloria (Okean Elzy album), an album by Ukrainian band Okean Elzy
• Gloria (Disillusion album), an album by German band Disillusion
• "Gloria", a song from Mineral's 1997 debut album The Power of Failing
• "Gloria", a song by Enchantment

[edit] Films and television

• Gloria (film) (1980), a film directed by John Cassavetes
• Gloria (film) (1999), a remake of John Cassavetes' Gloria by Sidney Lumet
• Gloria (TV series) , an All in the Family spin-off

[edit] Places

• Gloria, Oriental Mindoro, a municipality in the Philippines
• Gloria, Rio de Janeiro, a residential district near the downtown of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

[edit] Abbreviations

• The Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments project
• The Global Research in International Affairs Center, in Israel

[edit] Sport

• Gloria Bistriţa, a Romanian soccer club
• Gloria Buzău, a Romanian soccer club

[edit] Other

• Hurricane Gloria of 1985.
• Nissan Gloria, a Japanese automobile.
• Gloria, a penguin character from the film Happy Feet
• Gloria (ship), a Colombian Naval University ship
• GLORIA sidescan sonar, a long range sidescan sonar system

[edit] People

• Gloria Gaynor - An American singer, best-known for the disco hit "I Will Survive"
• Gloria Estefan - A Cuban-American singer and songwriter.
• Gloria Hendry - African-American actress
• Gloria - Famous Bulgarian pop/folk singer
• Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo - current President of the Philippines.
• Gloria D. Miklowitz - An author of young adult literature
• Gloria Paul - Anglo-Italian actress
• Gloria Pavlovic - An American Doctor of medicine in Milwaukee.