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Santa Marta
[ san-tuh mahr-tuh; Spanish sahn-tah mahr-tah ]
noun
- a seaport in northwestern Colombia.
- a cactus, Heliocereus speciosus, of Mexico and Central America, having scarlet flowers 6–7 inches (15–17 centimeters) long.
Santa Marta
/ ˈsanta ˈmarta /
noun
- a port in NW Colombia, on the Caribbean: the oldest city in Colombia, founded in 1525; terminus of the Atlantic railway from Bogotá (opened 1961). Pop: 454 000 (2005 est)
Example Sentences
On Wednesday, red-robed cardinals and white-clad priests walked the Pope's coffin from his personal residence at the Casa Santa Marta guesthouse to the St Peter's Basilica.
The private meeting, which took place two weeks ago during the royal visit to Italy, was held at the Casa Santa Marta, where Pope Francis died on Monday morning.
The Vatican has released several photographs of Pope Francis lying in an open coffin in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, his former residence.
The chapel itself is nestled within the Casa Santa Marta, a residential building containing more than 100 simple rooms that was built in 1996.
Pope Francis's body currently lies in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence, where he lived during his 12-year papacy.
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