Early life and education
Eusébio de Matos was born in Salvador, Bahia in 1629, the son of nobleman Pedro Gonçalves de Mattos and Dona Marina da Guerra. Eusébio and his brother Gregório studied humanities together under FatherLater career
He represented the interests of his family in transaction with the colleges of the Jesuits of Bahia and Santo Antão de Lisboa in 1659. He was called to Lisbon in 1669 to serve as orator of the King of Portugal, but was prevented from going by his superiors. He published ''Ecce Homo'' in Lisbon in 1677. He left the Society of Jesus and joined the Order of Mount Carmel in 1680, and became known as Eusébio da Soledade. He published the ''Sermão da soledade e lágrimas de Maria Santíssima Senhora Nossa'' in Lisbon in 1681. He returned to Bahia in the same year. He died on July 7, 1692. A collection of his sermons were published In 1694, after his death in Lisbon in 1694. ''Ecce Homo'' was published in Rio de Janeiro in 1923.Paintings
The painting on the ceiling of the nave of Church and Convent of Our Lady of Carmo, completed in the middle of the 17th century, is attributed to him. Eusébio da Soledade is also the author of the painting of ''São Pedro Arrependido'', which was located in theWorks
*''Ecce Homo'' *''Sermão da Soledade e Lagrimas de Maria Santissima pregado na Sé da Bahia'' *''Sermões do padre Mestre Eusebio de Mattos'' *''Oração fúnebre nas exéquias de D. Estevam Dos Santos, Bispo do Brasil, 14 de julho de 1672'' *''Seis sermões do Rosário'' (lost)References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matos, Eusebio de 1629 births 1692 deaths 17th-century Brazilian people Brazilian people of Portuguese descent People from Salvador, Bahia Portuguese-language writers