Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
VERONESE
Veronese, Paolo Veronese, Paola Caliari
(noun) Italian painter of the Venetian school (1528-1588)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ver`o*nese", a. Etym: [It. Veronese.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to Verona, in Italy.
– n. sing. & pl.
Definition: A native of Verona; collectively, the people of Verona.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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