Souza E Mello, Beatriz de (c. 1650–1700)
Souza E Mello, Beatriz de (c. 1650–1700)
Portuguese playwright. Name variations: Doñ a Beatriz de Sousa y Melo. Born c. 1650, near Lisbon, Portugal; died c. 1700 in Torres Novas, Portugal; dau. of D. Lorenzo de Souza e Mello (commander of the Order of Cristo) and Ana Cordeiro.
As a lay person, entered the convent of Espíritu Santo de Torres Novas, where she lived until her death; wrote the comedies La vida de Santa Elena, y invención de la Cruz and Yerros enmendados, y alma arrepentida.
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