Gracia Mendes Nasi (1510 – 1569), also known as Doña Gracia or La Señora (The Lady), was a Portuguese Jewish philanthropist, businesswoman, and one of...
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diplomat and administrator, member of the House of Mendes/Benveniste, nephew of Dona Gracia Mendes Nasi, and an influential figure in the Ottoman Empire...
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to help other Jews escape the Inquisition. Dona Gracia Mendes Nasi, niece and widow of Francisco Mendes, played a crucial role in this effort. She used...
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Mendes family, who were descendants of Jewish Marranos who lived in Portugal (which makes him a relative of the Jewish philanthropist Gracia Mendes Nasi)...
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Japan Gracia Mendes Nasi (1510–1569), Portuguese philanthropist and businesswoman; one of the wealthiest Jewish women during the Renaissance Gracia Shadrack...
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and mathematician Gracia Mendes Nasi (1510-1569), prominent Portuguese Jewish philanthropist, businesswoman and Zionist Bob Mendes (1928–2021), Belgian...
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Dona Gracia. ISBN 9789639241671. Retrieved 2012-02-09. "Mendes - Jewish Encyclopedia". Retrieved 2012-02-09. Solomon H. P. and Leone Leoni A. Mendes, Benveniste...
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sociologist, journalist and political analyst Carlo Nasi, an Italian sailor Gracia Mendes Nasi, a wealthy Jewish woman in Renaissance Europe and the aunt of Joseph...
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(1517–1594), physician Fernão de Loronha (1470–1540), explorer and merchant. Gracia Mendes Nasi (1510–1569), wealthy women of Renaissance Europe, became a prominent...
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Mehmed who poisons him and causes his death 3 Supporting Dolunay Soysert Gracia Mendes Nasi A wealthy Jewish woman who became a prominent figure in the politics...
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Leading role 2013–2014 Kayıp Leyla Şarman Özdemir 2014 Muhteşem Yüzyıl Gracia Mendes Nasi Guest appearance, episodes 131–138 Urfalıyam Ezelden Selva Bozoğlu...
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Joseph Nasi, with the financial backing and influence of his aunt, Gracia Mendes Nasi, succeeded in resettling Tiberias and Safed in 1561 with Sephardic...
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2307/3622608. JSTOR 3622608. Birnbaum, Marianna D. (2003). The Long Journey of Gracia Mendes. Central European University Press. p. 68. ISBN 9789639241671. Silber...
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officer (d. 1571) Pierre de Manchicourt, Flemish composer (d. 1564) Gracia Mendes Nasi, Portuguese businessperson and philanthropist (d. 1569) Francisco...
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who helped them get there was the Lisbon-born international banker, Gracia Mendes Nasi. They also migrated to Flanders, where they were attracted by its...
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Akhiyahu HaKohen (fl. 910 CE), rabbi and Hebrew-language grammarian Donna Gracia Mendes Nasi (1510–1569), Portuguese philanthropist and one of the wealthiest...
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merchants boycotted Ancona for a short while. The boycott was led by Dona Gracia Mendes Nasi. Though emancipated by Napoleon I for several years, in 1843 Pope...
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Elin Andersdotter, Swedish lady-in-waiting and political conspirator Gracia Mendes Nasi, Ottoman businessperson and philanthropist (b. 1510) Mahinthrathirat...
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congregations named "Seniora" was founded by the financial support of Gracia Mendes Nasi for the anusim from Portugal settling in Istanbul. Ashkenazi Jews...
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whose wife Nurbanu Sultan was Jewish, gave control of Tiberias to Doña Gracia Mendes Nasi, one of the richest women in Europe and an escapee from the Inquisition...
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years contributed to the plan's ultimate failure. Nasi's aunt, Doña Gracia Mendes Nasi supported a yeshiva in the town for many years until her death...
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Elin Andersdotter, Swedish lady-in-waiting and political conspirator Gracia Mendes Nasi, Ottoman businessperson and philanthropist (b. 1510) Mahinthrathirat...
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officer (d. 1571) Pierre de Manchicourt, Flemish composer (d. 1564) Gracia Mendes Nasi, Portuguese businessperson and philanthropist (d. 1569) Francisco...
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locked. Some wealthy Jews lived outside of the ghetto in the city. Gracia Mendes, a philanthropist and businesswoman, had extensive economic interests...
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Jewish physician said to have discovered the valves in the azygos vein. Gracia Mendes Nasi (1510–1569): Philanthropist and one of the wealthiest Jewish women...
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Bashi Darío Moreno, İzmir-born musician Chaim Nahum, Hakham Bashi Doña Gracia Mendes Nasi Joseph Nasi, Portuguese Ottoman trader and the first non-Muslim...
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Sarah Aroeste (section Gracia)
updated with rock, funk and jazz." Aroeste's third album, Gracia, is named after Gracia Mendes Nasi, a 15th-century Jewish woman who helped Jews who had...
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and hellenist Garcia de Orta – physician, herbalist and naturalist Gracia Mendes Nasi – businesswoman and philanthropist Amato Lusitano – physician who...
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Ferreira (1811–1896), early businesswoman associated with port wine Gracia Mendes Nasi (1510–1569), Renaissance business figure with her business partner...
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women of this period included Ester Handali, Esperanza Melchi, and Dona Gracia Mendes. Source: Some Italian Jewish women became published writers. One notable...
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