Filipe da Madre de Deus

Frei Filipe da Madre de Deus (Lisbon, c. 1630 – Seville, c. 1688 or 1690) was a Portuguese Baroque composer.

In 1654, John IV of Portugal heard about the notoriety of Madre de Deus and hired him for the Portuguese court.

In 1668, Peter II was appointed regent for Afonso VI, his insane brother, and all his former employees were taken off the royal payroll.

Madre de Deus retired to the monastery of the barefooted Mercedarians of San Laureano in Seville.

Filipe da Madre de Deus composed mainly villancicos and tonos for several occasions and holidays, including an 18th-birthday salute to Afonso VI, Ostente aplausos festivos ("Ostentate joyous applause", 1661), and the famous negro villancico for Christmas, Antonya, Flaciquia, Gasipà.