Sicilian Vespers — Part of War of the Sicilian Vespers Sicilian Vespers (1846), by Francesco Hayez … Wikipedia
Sicilian Vespers — • The traditional name given to the insurrection which broke out at Palermo on Easter Tuesday, 31 March, 1282, against the domination of Charles of Anjou Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sicilian Vespers Sicilian Vesp … Catholic encyclopedia
Sicilian vespers — Sicilian Si*cil i*an, a. Of or pertaining to Sicily or its inhabitants. [1913 Webster] {Sicilian vespers}, the great massacre of the French in Sicily, in the year 1282, on the evening of Easter Monday, at the hour of vespers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sicilian vespers — Vespers Ves pers, n. pl. [OF. vespres, F. v[^e]pres, LL. vesperae, fr. L. vespera evening. See {Vesper}, n.] (R. C. Ch.) (a) One of the little hours of the Breviary. (b) The evening song or service. [1913 Webster] {Sicilian vespers}. See under… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vespers — Ves pers, n. pl. [OF. vespres, F. v[^e]pres, LL. vesperae, fr. L. vespera evening. See {Vesper}, n.] (R. C. Ch.) (a) One of the little hours of the Breviary. (b) The evening song or service. [1913 Webster] {Sicilian vespers}. See under {Sicilian} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sicilian Independence Movement — Movimento Indipendentista Siciliano Former leaders Finocchiaro Aprile … Wikipedia
Sicilian — Si*cil i*an, a. Of or pertaining to Sicily or its inhabitants. [1913 Webster] {Sicilian vespers}, the great massacre of the French in Sicily, in the year 1282, on the evening of Easter Monday, at the hour of vespers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sicilian Vespers — a general massacre of the French in Sicily by the local population, begun at the sound of the vesper bell on Easter Monday, 1282. * * * (1282) Massacre of the French that began a Sicilian revolt against the Angevin king Charles I. Backed by Peter … Universalium
Sicilian revolution of independence of 1848 — The Sicilian revolution of independence of 1848 occurred in a year replete with revolutions and popular revolts. The Sicilian revolution of that year is significant for the following four reasons::1. It commenced on 12 January 1848, and therefore … Wikipedia
Vespers — For other uses, see Vespers (disambiguation). Benedictine monks singing Vespers on Holy Saturday Vespers is the evening prayer service in the Western Catholic, Eastern (Byzantine) Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran liturgies… … Wikipedia