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Marina Gamba of Venice (c. 1570[1] – 21 August 1612[citation needed]) was the mother of Galileo Galilei's illegitimate children. She was born around 1570 in Venice. During one of his frequent trips to Venice, Galileo met a young woman named Marina, daughter of Andrea Gamba, and started a relationship with her. She moved into his house in Padua and bore him three children: Virginia (16 August 1600 – 1634), later Sister Maria Celeste; Livia (1601–1659), later Sister Arcangela; and Vincenzo (1606–1649). In none of the three baptismal records is Galileo named as the father. Virginia was described as "daughter by fornication of Marina of Venice," with no mention of the father; on Livia's baptismal record the name of the father was left blank; Vincenzo's baptismal record announced "father uncertain" (Galileo's Daughter 24, Dava Sobel, 1999). Galileo's position as a professor and his many friendships among the Venetian nobility probably made it unwise for him to figure officially as the child

Marina Gamba - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Italian woman of the 17th century This article relies on a single source . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . Find sources: "Marina Gamba" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( October 2015 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Marina Gamba of Venice ( c. 1570 in Venice – 21 August 1612 in Padua) [ 1 ] was the mother of Galileo Galilei 's illegitimate children. Relationship with Galileo Galilei [ edit ] Dur

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