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Mariana Alcoforado
AuthorBooks · Second hand1640-1723
Sóror Mariana Alcoforado was a Portuguese nun living in the convent of the Poor Clares in Beja, Portugal.
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Titles
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Featured books
5
Curiosities
About Mariana Alcoforado
Birth
1640
Death
1723
First book
1669
Years writing
357
Sóror Mariana Alcoforado was a Portuguese nun living in the convent of the Poor Clares in Beja, Portugal.
Mariana Alcoforado was a Portuguese nun who lived in the Convent of Our Lady of the Conception in Beja.
Her most famous work, Letters of a Portuguese Nun, is a collection of five passionate love letters.
The letters were addressed to the French officer Noël Bouton, Marquis de Chamilly.
There is an ongoing historical debate regarding whether she was truly the author of these famous missives.
Her literary legacy remains a fascinating enigma that bridges convent life and romantic literature.
