Olympia Morata 1526 – 1555
Olympia Morata (1526 – 1555) was an Italian philosopher of the Modern era, associated with Renaissance.
Olympia Morata was an Italian Renaissance humanist philosopher, classical scholar, and Protestant convert, prodigy of the court of Ferrara who, after marriage to a German Lutheran physician, fled with him to the Holy Roman Empire to escape Catholic persecution. Her Latin and Greek dialogues, letters, and poems, gathered after her early death by her widower and printed in successive editions in Basel, defended a serious philosophical and religious vocation for women on the basis of the reformed humanist union of classical learning and evangelical faith. She corresponded in elegant Latin with Calvin, Melanchthon, and other reformers, and her early death at twenty-nine cut short one of the most original female philosophical voices of the Italian Reformation.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Italian
- Era
- Modern
- Movements
- Renaissance
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Olympia Morata:
“Greek and Latin are the keys to wisdom; they are not the property of one sex.”
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Attributed to Olympia Morata:
“I write to you in the language of Cicero, but in the spirit of the Gospel.”
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Attributed to Olympia Morata:
“It is no light thing for a woman to set down her thoughts; the world will hold her to a higher standard than it holds men.”
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Attributed to Olympia Morata:
“Faith and learning are not rivals; the love of God and the love of letters are sisters.”
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Attributed to Olympia Morata:
“What is true is true in any tongue, and shines no less brightly when a woman writes it.”
Frequently asked about Olympia Morata
- When did Olympia Morata live?
- Olympia Morata was born in 1526 and died in 1555.
- Where was Olympia Morata from?
- Olympia Morata was an Italian philosopher of the Modern era.
- What philosophical movements is Olympia Morata associated with?
- Olympia Morata was associated with Renaissance.
- What was Olympia Morata known for?
- Olympia Morata was an Italian Renaissance humanist philosopher, classical scholar, and Protestant convert, prodigy of the court of Ferrara who, after marriage to a German Lutheran physician, fled with him to the Holy Roman Empire to escape Catholic persecution.
- How many quotes are attributed to Olympia Morata?
- There are 5 attributed quotations from Olympia Morata in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.