Madame de Sévigné16261696French aristocrat and writer celebrated for her extensive, witty, and vivid letters, primarily to her daughter
Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur16261667Spanish missionary and cleric who became a saint in Guatemala, dedicating his life to serving the sick and poor as Hermano Pedro
Christina of Sweden16261689Queen of Sweden who abdicated her throne to convert to Catholicism and pursue intellectual interests as a writer, painter, art collector, and philosopher in Rome