Fr Luis de Santa Maria was born as as Luis da Costa. He was the son of Jose Baptista and Catarina Messer from Aspao in Persia. He was the Prior of the Convent of Thana 1702 to 1705. Visitator of the congregation 1715 and also worked in the Royal chapel of St Anthony in Old Goa. He died in the Convent of grace on 27th July 1737.