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Mariana Alcoforado

Mariana Alcoforado was a 17th-century Portuguese nun. She is traditionally credited as the author of the "Letters of a Portuguese Nun" (*Lettres portugaises*), a celebrated collection of love letters, though this attribution remains disputed among scholars.

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The Letters of a Portuguese Nun

Gabriel Joseph de Lavergne, vicomte de Guilleragues · Mariana Alcoforado +1