Gracia Nasi

See also: Nasi

Gracia Nasi, or Beatrice de Luna , according to the name adopted as alleged catholic, a legendary woman of the Rebirth, which managed an immense family fortune and lent money to the kings, while coming to assistance with the Jews persecuted through Europe.

Born 1510 with Lisbon from a family Marrane the noble ones, of Aragonese origin, which had fled the Spain at the beginning of the Inquisition. Married with Francisco Mendes , which had one of most important the Banque of the world, the " Mendes" house;.

Its life was a voyage: it settled with Antwerp in 1536, with Venice in 1544, Ferrare in 1550, where finally it could profess its Jewish faith. In 1553, it was cordially accommodated by Soliman the Magnificent the with Istanbul, where it completed its existence with the project to found a City-State Jewish in Palestine.

It patron of the editors Séfarade S of Istambule, district of Haskoÿ, and the Italian cities, one called it then " the Heart of sound peuple" , or more simply " Dame". Died in 1568

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