36Leo Lusitanus, (9. Febr.), aus Portugal, ein Priester aus dem Orden des hl. Franciscus zu Villaviciosa (Villa vitiosa) in Spanien, war der vertrauteste Genosse des hl. Petrus von Alcantara, von welchem er in Krankheiten Geduld, und bei Beobachtung der Ordensregel Strenge lernte. Obwohl von qualvollen Krankheiten und Schmerzen gequält, versagte er nie Jemanden die Abhörung der heil. Beicht. Er starb im J. 1563. (Hub. Men.)
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MEDICINE — From the beginning of their history until modern times Jews have exercised a tremendous influence on the development of medical science. They have always been solicitous in their care for the sick and held the medical profession in great esteem.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GREECE — (Heb. יָוָן, Yavan), country in S.E. Europe. SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD (TO 330 C.E.) Although the earliest known Jews on the Greek mainland are to be found only from the third century B.C.E., it is highly probable that Jews traveled or were forcibly… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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Jüdische Literatur — Jüdische Literatur. Die I. L., die man auch, aber unpassend, Rabbinische Literatur nennt, beginnt in demselben Zeitalter, in welchem der Übergang des Hebraismus in das Judenthum (s.d.) stattfand. Auf der Hebräischen Literatur (s.d.) wurzelnd u.… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
ITALY — Jews have lived in Italy without interruption from the days of the Maccabees until the present, through a period of 21 centuries. Although they were never subjected to general expulsion, there were frequently partial ones. They often enjoyed good … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ABRABANEL, JUDAH — (called Leone Ebreo or Leo Hebraeus; c. 1460–after 1523), physician, poet, and one of the foremost philosophers of the Renaissance. Abrabanel was born in Lisbon, the eldest son of Don Isaac abrabanel and was instructed by his father in Jewish… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
AMSTERDAM — AMSTERDAM, constitutional capital of the netherlands . Ashkenazim until 1795 DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMY The beginning The first Ashkenazim arrived in Amsterdam from the end of the 1610s onwards. They left the German countries owing to the Thirty… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ANCONA — (Marche), Adriatic seaport in Italy. According to Early Christian legends, the first bishop of Ancona was no less than the Great Rabbi of Jerusalem, who took the Christian name of Quincus after baptism. Jews were living near Ancona in 967. In… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PSYCHOLOGY — PSYCHOLOGY, the science of the mind or of mental phenomena and activities. Psychological Concepts in the Bible Psychology has a long past, but only a short history (H. Ebbinghaus, Abriss der Psychologie, 1908). Nowhere is this aphorism better… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SALONIKA — (Thessaloniki), port located in N.E. Greece. Although historical evidence is scarce, it is believed that the Alexandrian Jews who arrived in ca. 140 B.C.E. were among the first Jews to settle in Salonika. Several sources give evidence of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
