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Bento Morganti
b. 1709
An 18th-century Portuguese writer and secular priest, he was born in Rome in 1709 to Portuguese parents and came to Portugal while still young. He is remembered for satirical and polemical works, including writings published under the pseudonym José Acúrsio de Tavares.
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Sustos da Vida nos Perigos da Cura
by Bento Morganti
About the author
Born in Rome on October 13, 1709, to Portuguese parents, he moved to Portugal at a young age. He studied at the Colégio de Santo Antão and later at the University of Coimbra, building the learned background that would shape both his religious and literary career.
He became a secular priest and is associated with the Basilica of Santa Maria in Lisbon. Sources also describe him as a licensed canon lawyer and note other church and administrative roles, showing that his writing grew out of a life closely tied to religious and institutional circles.
His work stands out for its lively, argumentative tone. He also wrote under the pseudonym José Acúrsio de Tavares, and is especially known for Sustos da Vida nos Perigos da Cura, a sharp, skeptical piece about the medical practices of his time. The exact year of his death is uncertain, though some sources suggest 1783.