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 32)
Cause of death | Executed (burning at stake) |
Solomon Molcho (Hebrew: שלמה מולכו Shelomo 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.
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