Solomon Molcho | |
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 Stylized signature of Solomon Molcho. Source: Manuscript owned by the Alliance Israélite Universelle | |
| Born | Diogo Pires 1500 |
| Died | 13 December 1532 (aged 31–32) |
| Cause of death | Executed (burning at stake) |
Solomon Molcho (Hebrew: שלמה מולכו Shelomo Molkho; born Diogo Pires; c. 1500 – 13 December 1532), or Molkho,was a Portuguese Jewish mystic and messiah claimant.[1] When he met with Holy Roman Emperor Charles V to urge the creation of a Jewish army, the emperor turned him over to the Inquisition and he was burned at the stake.
- ^ Yosef Eisen, Miraculous journey: a complete history of the Jewish people from Creation to the present, Targum Press, Southfield, MI, 2004, p216.