Saul Levi Morteira
Saul Levi Morteira | |
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Illustration of Morteira, 1912 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | c. 1596 |
| Died | 10 February 1660 (aged 63–64) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
Saul Levi Morteira or Mortera (c. 1596 – 10 February 1660) was a rabbi in Amsterdam. He was born in Venice, so he was neither a Sephardic or Ashkenazic Jew. He became a prominent figure in the city's community of exiled Portuguese Jews. His polemical writings against Catholicism had wide circulation.