Violante Do Ceo

Violante Do Ceo

Sor Violante do Céu or do Ceo (or in Spanish Violante del Cielo) was a celebrated female poet from the Iberian peninsula. While the year of her birth is under much debate, Violante do Céu ("of Heaven" in Portuguese), was born in Lisbon, Portugal on May 30, 1601 or 1607 to Manoel da Sylveira Montesino(s) and Helena da França de Ávila (Machado 775).

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