Soror Maria do Ceu

Maria do Ceo (1658-1753), was a Portuguese poet, writer, and playwright. She went by the pseudonyms of Marina Clemencia, Sister Maria do Cêu, Sor Maria do Ceo del Cielo and Maria del Cielo.. Born in Lisbon, Portugal. Her work was written during the Baroque era, which is the period of artistic style that uses exaggerated motion and clear interpreted detail to produce work. This period started around 1600 and quickly spread throughout Europe. She has been compared to the prominent authors from the Iberian peninsulas including Giambattista Marino, a Neapolitan Poet, and another writer and nun Juana Inés de la Cruz. Comparatively Juana was a self-taught scholar and poet of the Baroque school. Her reasoning for becoming a nun was so she could continued her studies more freely.