Candida

Candida may refer to:

Biology and medicine

Candida (fungus), a genus of yeasts

Candidiasis, an infection by candida organisms

Malvasia Candida, a variety of grape

Places

Candida, Campania, a comune in the province of Avellino, Italy

Candida Casa, a church established by St Ninian at Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Aguas Cándidas, a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain

Music

Candida (album), by Dawn

"Candida" (song), the title track

"Candida" (song), the title track

Overture to Candide, an operatic overture

Theatre, film and performing arts

Cándida, a 1939 Argentine musical film drama directed by Luis Bayon Herrera

Candida (play), by George Bernard Shaw

Candida, a character on the television series Phil of the Future

Candida, a 2006 Spanish film by Javier Fesser

"Candida Esperanzada", an episode of the Mexican series Mujeres Asesinas

Cándida, la mujer del año, a 1943 Argentine comedy film

Cándida millonaria, a 1941 Argentine film

Los Celos de Cándida, a 1940 Argentine comedy film

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Candida (given name)

Candida, Cândida or Cándida is a feminine given name from Latin candidus (white). It may refer to :

Cándida Arias (born 1992), a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic

Cândida Branca Flor (1949–2001), a Portuguese entertainer and traditional singer

Candida Cave, a British artist and writer

Candida Doyle (born 1963), an Irish keyboard player and occasional backing vocalist with the band Pulp

Candida Lycett Green (born 1942), an Irish-born British author

Candida Höfer (born 1944), a German photographer

Candida Moss, English academic and writer, Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at University of Notre Dame.

Candida Royalle, an American pornographic producer-director and former pornographic actress

Candida Thompson (born 1967), an English violinist

Candida Tobin (1926–2008), an author of a music education system

Saint Candida the Elder (died 78 AD), an early Christian saint and resident of Naples, Italy

Cándida María de Jesús (1845–1912), a Spanish nun

Candida, Campania

Candida is a small town and comune (municipality) in the province of Avellino within the Campania region of Italy. It sits on top of a hill, at an elevation of 579 metres (1,900 ft) and has around 1,100 inhabitants. It is 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Avellino.

The economy is based mainly on agriculture.

History

The first human settlements in the territory date back to the Roman times. Many ruins have been found in the localities of Cesine, Vigna, Selvetelle, Scandravoli, Giardino, Ponticelli, Gaudi, Toppa S. Andrea. The name of the town derives from the Latin "locus candidus" which means clear, shining place.

The first historical mention of the town appeared in 1045 when Candida was included, under the Lombard domination, in the Avellino county. From that time many feudal lords followed one another. The Filangieri family owned the fiefdom from 1187 with Alduino de Candida, until 1420 when Caterina Filangieri de Candida gave the fiefdom of Candida as a dowry to Sergianni Caracciolo. Then the fiefdom passed to the De Cardona, Magnacervo, Grimaldi, Saulli families back to the Caracciolos that kept it until the abolition of the feudal system.