Sebastian Francisco de Medrano Reverend Monsignor, Doctor | |
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| Born | Sebastian Francisco de Medrano 1590 Madrid, Castile |
| Died | 1653 |
| Occupation | President and Founder of the Poetic Academy of Madrid, Poet, playwright, commissioner of the inquistion; official censor of plays, priest, chief chaplain, treasurer of the Duke of Feria, etc. |
| Language | Spanish |
| Period | 17th Century |
| Literary movement | Baroque |
| Notable works | Favors of the Muses Soliloquies of the Ave Maria |
Sebastian Francisco de Medrano (Madrid, 1590 – 1653) was the president and founder of the Poetic Academy of Madrid (also known as the Medrano Academy), located on Leganitos street in Madrid. He was a poet, playwright of the Baroque period, chief chaplain and chief almoner, Priest at San Pedro el Real, Protonotary Apostolic of the Pope, Apostolic Judge, treasurer for Gómez Suárez de Figueroa, III Duke of Feria, and commissioner of the Inquisition, official censor of comedies. Medrano's Academy was famous for hosting key figures in the Spanish Golden Age (1492–1659) of Baroque literature, some of the greatest to attend his academy are Lope de Vega, Luis de Góngora, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Francisco de Quevedo and many others.
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