Solomon Molcho (Hebrew: שלמה מולכו, romanized: Shlomo Molkho; born Diogo Pires; c. 1500 – 13 December 1532) was a Portuguese Jewish mystic and messiah claimant. When he met with Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, to urge the creation of a Jewish army, the emperor turned him over to the Inquisition and he was burned at the stake.
Solomon Molcho (Hebrew: שלמה מולכו, romanized: Shlomo Molkho; born Diogo Pires; c. 1500 – 13 December 1532) was a Portuguese Jewish mystic and messiah claimant. When he met with Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 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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