Cozzolani, Chiara Margarita 1602 - 1678

Chiara Margarita Cozzolani was born in Milan, Italy in1602 and spent much of her life as a Benedictine nun in the convent at Santa Radegonda. She received much local support and grew to become a well-regarded composer.
Her work, which includes motets and "Concerti sacri", was published between 1640 and 1660.