Vittoria Colonna was an Italian poet from the Renaissance era. All of her poetry was published in Italian, and she helped along the religious reform in the Catholic church, drawing on the importance of the female apostles such as Mary Magdalene and the Virgin Mary.
3 Interesting Facts:
Vittoria had an extensive artistic friendship with Michelangelo, the famous sculptor.
She wrote letters on religious themes that were later published as collections of prose meditations.
Her husband was never home, and died 13 years into their marriage, after which she shut herself in a convent in Rome and focused on her poetry.
She is important to us today, because her works give us insight into the era from a woman's perspective.
