Gloria

Gloria may refer to:

In Christian liturgy and music

• Gloria in Excelsis Deo, the main doxology or hymn of the Roman Catholic and Anglican Mass, and also known as the Great Doxology in the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • 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

Songs and albums

• Gloria!, the eighth studio album released by U.S. solo singer Gloria Estefan
• Gloria (Shadows of Knight album), the first album by The Shadows of Knight, released in 1966
• Gloria (Okean Elzy album), by Ukrainian band Okean Elzy
• Gloria (Disillusion album), by German band Disillusion
• Gloria (Gloria Trevi album), by Mexican singer-songwriter Gloria Trevi
• "Gloria" (Leon René song), written by Leon René in the 1940s, released by The Cadillacs as their debut in 1954
• "Gloria" (Them song), written by Van Morrison in 1964, and later covered by many artists
• "Gloria" (Umberto Tozzi song), a 1979 Umberto Tozzi track later covered by Laura Branigan, featured on the soundtrack of the film Flashdance
• "Gloria" (U2 song), from U2's 1981 album October
• "Gloria" (Yui song), a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Yui
• "Gloria" (Mando Diao song), a song from Mando Diao's 2009 album Give Me Fire
• "¡Viva la Gloria!", often abbreviated to "Gloria", a song from Green Day's 2009 album 21st Century Breakdown

Films and television

• Gloria (1931 film), a German film
• Gloria (1980 film) (1980), a film directed by John Cassavetes
• Gloria (1999 American film) (1999), a remake of John Cassavetes' Gloria by Sidney Lumet
• Gloria (1999 Portuguese film) (1999), a film directed by Manuela Viegas
• Gloria (TV series), an All in the Family spin-off

Places

• Gloria, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, an unincorporated community in the United States
• Gloria, Oriental Mindoro, a municipality in the Philippines

Abbreviations

• The Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments project
• Global Research in International Affairs Center, an institute of the Interdisciplinary Center in Israel

Sport

• Gloria Bistriţa, a Romanian soccer club
• Gloria Buzău, a Romanian soccer club
• Grêmio Esportivo Glória, Brazilian soccer club

People

• Gloria (singer), Bulgarian pop/folk singer
• Gloria (Irish singer), best known for her version of "One Day at a Time"
• Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
• Gloria Estefan, Cuban-American singer and songwriter
• Gloria Gaynor, American singer, best known for the disco hit "I Will Survive"
• Gloria Guinness, socialite and fashion icon
• Gloria Hendry, African-American actress
• Gloria Hunniford, British TV and radio presenter
• Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 14th President of the Philippines
• Gloria Marconi, Italian long-distance runner
• Gloria D. Miklowitz, author of young adult literature
• Gloria Paul, Anglo-Italian actress
• Gloria Reuben, Canadian singer and actress
• Gloria Roeder, 1960's TV fitness instructor
• Gloria Steinem, American feminist icon
• Gloria Trevi, Mexican pop-rock singer-songwriter

Fictional characters

• Gloria Bardwell, a character on the CBS soap The Young and the Restless
• Gloria (Happy Feet), a penguin from the film Happy Feet
• Gloria (Madagascar), a hippopotamus from the film Madagascar
• Gloria Stivic, a character on the 1970s sitcom All in the Family
• Gloria, a recurring character in the animated sitcom The Simpsons

Vehicles

• Nissan Gloria, a Japanese automobile
• ARC Gloria, a training ship of the Colombian Navy
• SS Gloria (1917), a German cargo ship in service during 1939

Other

• Hurricane Gloria of 1985
• GLORIA sidescan sonar, a long range sidescan sonar system
• Gloria (heating system), a type of central heating system formerly used in Castile
• Gloria (magazine), a Croatian women's magazine
• Gloria Material Technology Corp., a steelmaking company in Taiwan

See also

• Glória (disambiguation)