Manoel Severim de Faria

Born in 1583 and died in 1655, Manuel Severim de Faria was a Portuguese priest, historian, and polymath associated with Évora. He is remembered for scholarly writing that reached across several fields, including politics, history, genealogy, numismatics, and language.

He is especially known for Discursos vários políticos, a collection that reflects the broad curiosity of a learned writer interested in public affairs as well as culture. Sources also describe him as an important antiquarian and collector of historical information, which helped preserve material about Portugal's past.

Some details of his life are not easy to confirm consistently across easily accessible sources, but the overall picture is clear: he was one of those early modern authors whose books connected scholarship, civic thought, and cultural memory.