Mariana Alcoforado
Portuguese nun
Sóror Mariana Alcoforado was a Portuguese nun living in the convent of the Poor Clares in Beja, Portugal.
Debate continues as to whether Mariana was the real Portuguese author of the Letters of a Portuguese Nun. Wikipedia
Born: April 22, 1640, Beja, Portugal
Died: July 28, 1723 (age 83 years), Beja, Portugal