Papa Vestray

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  • Papa Westray: one of the Orkney Islands, named from Papae, the Celtic clergy there in the Viking period
  • vester pater: (Latin) the Pope → literally = “your father”
  • Lucia Elizabeth Vestris: (Madame Vestris) (1797 – 1856) an English actress and contralto opera singer, appearing in Mozart and Rossini works. She was more notable as a theatre producer and manager, particularly at Covent Garden.