Palestrina (disambiguation)

Palestrina (disambiguation)

Palestrina may refer to:

* Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, an Italian composer, one of the most famous composers of the Renaissance
* Palestrina, a suburbicarian bishopric with episcopal see in a town built on the site of ancient Praeneste in Italy
* Palestrina (opera), an opera by Hans Pfitzner


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