Stylized signature of Solomon Molcho. Source: Manuscript owned by the Alliance Israélite Universelle
Born
Diogo Pires
1500
Kingdom of Portugal
Died
13 December 1532(1532-12-13) (aged 32)
Mantua, Duchy of Mantua
Cause of death
Executed (burning at stake)
Solomon Molcho (Hebrew: שלמה מולכוShelomo Molkho), or Molkho, originally Diogo Pires (c. 1500 – 13 December 1532) 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.
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