Background
Terracina was born in Chiaia, a suburb of Naples. Her mother, Diana Anfora of Sorrento and father, Paolo Terracina, had at least one more daughter and two sons.
Terracina was born in Chiaia, a suburb of Naples. Her mother, Diana Anfora of Sorrento and father, Paolo Terracina, had at least one more daughter and two sons.
She got encouragement from the famous poet Vittoria Colonna, who sent her a brief poem praising her talents. In 1545, she entered the Academi of the Incogniti in Naples and got to know several literari figures before she left in 1547. She had befriended many influential people of her day, like the patroness Giovanna d"Aragona and the writer Angelo di Costanzo.
Accademia degli Incogniti.