José Agostinho de Macedo

José Agostinho de Macedo (born Sept. 11, 1761, Beja, Port.—died Oct. 2, 1831, Pedrouços) was a Portuguese didactic poet, critic, and pamphleteer notable for his acerbity. Macedo took vows as an Augustinian in 1778. Because of his turbulent character he spent much time in prison and was constantly transferred from one community to another. In 1792 he was unfrocked but obtained a papal brief that gave him the status of a secular priest. He was...