Mariana Alcoforado

Portuguese nun and writer
Person human Q268325
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Mariana Alcoforado

Summary

Mariana Alcoforado is a human[1]. Born in Beja[2], she… she was born on April 22, 1640[3]. She died in Beja[4]. She died on July 28, 1723[5]. She worked as a nun[6] and writer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Mariana Alcoforado was born in Beja[2].
  • Mariana Alcoforado passed away in Beja[4].
  • Mariana Alcoforado was born on April 22, 1640[3].
  • Mariana Alcoforado died on July 28, 1723[5].
  • Mariana Alcoforado held citizenship in Kingdom of Portugal[9].
  • Mariana Alcoforado's professions included nun[6].
  • Mariana Alcoforado's professions included writer[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Mariana Alcoforado is Letters of a Portuguese Nun[10].
  • Mariana Alcoforado's religion is recorded as Catholicism[11].
  • Mariana Alcoforado is recorded as female[12].
  • Mariana Alcoforado's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Mariana Alcoforado's Commons category is recorded as Mariana Alcoforado[14].
  • Mariana Alcoforado's religious order is recorded as Franciscans[15].
  • Mariana Alcoforado's family name is recorded as Alcoforado[16].
  • Mariana Alcoforado's given name is recorded as Mariana[17].
  • Mariana Alcoforado's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mariana Alcoforado[18].
  • Mariana Alcoforado's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Mariana Alcoforado's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • Mariana Alcoforado's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[21].
  • Mariana Alcoforado's Commons Creator page is recorded as Mariana Alcoforado[22].
  • Mariana Alcoforado's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Mariana Mendes da Costa Alcoforado'}[23].
  • Mariana Alcoforado's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Mariana Mendes da Costa Alcoforado'}[24].
  • Mariana Alcoforado's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Mariana Vaz Alcoforado'}[25].
  • Mariana Alcoforado's different from is recorded as Maria Alcoforado[26].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: PT[28]

  • Began / founded: 1640-04-22[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1723-07-28[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1ae731d8-8de9-46c2-844a-c1bd3f5ef753[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Mariana Alcoforado was born in Beja[2]. She was born on April 22, 1640[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include nun[6] and writer[7].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Mariana Alcoforado is Letters of a Portuguese Nun[10].

Personal Life

Mariana Alcoforado's religion is recorded as Catholicism[11].

Death and Burial

Mariana Alcoforado died on July 28, 1723[5]. She died in Beja[4].

Why It Matters

Mariana Alcoforado ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] She is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Works attributed to her include Letters of a Portuguese Nun[34], a literary work[35], written by Gabriel de Guilleragues[36].

FAQs

Where was Mariana Alcoforado born?

Born in Beja[2], Mariana Alcoforado…

Where did Mariana Alcoforado die?

Mariana Alcoforado passed away in Beja[4].

What did Mariana Alcoforado do for work?

Mariana Alcoforado worked as nun[6] and writer[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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