Galante (pedigree)
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Galante was a Jewish family which flourished at the beginning of the 16th century in Rome
, and the head of which, Mordecai, was a Spanish exile of the Angel family. His courteous manners won for him from the Roman nobles the surname "Galantuomo" (gentleman), a name which the family retained. About this time the family settled in Palestine
, where it produced authors and other celebrities, among them the following:
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, and the head of which, Mordecai, was a Spanish exile of the Angel family. His courteous manners won for him from the Roman nobles the surname "Galantuomo" (gentleman), a name which the family retained. About this time the family settled in Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
, where it produced authors and other celebrities, among them the following:
- Abraham ben Mordecai GalanteAbraham ben Mordecai GalanteAbraham ben Mordecai Galante was an Italian kabbalist born in Rome at the beginning of the 16th-century. Abraham, like his father Mordecai and his brother Moses of Safed, is represented by his contemporaries as a man of high character who led a holy life...
- (d. 1560, Italian kabbalist) - Moses ben Mordecai Galante - (d. 1608, Safed)
- Jonathan ben Moses Galante - (17th-century rabbi at Safed)
- Moses ben Jonathan Galante - (1621 – 1689, Jerusalem)
- Jonathan ben Moses Galante - (17th-century rabbi at Safed)
- Mordecai GalanteMordecai GalanteMordecai Galante was Chief rabbi of Damascus and author of Gedullat Mordekai, a collection of sermons preserved in manuscript at Damascus .-References:...
- (d. 1781, chief rabbi of Damascus)- Moses GalanteMoses GalanteMoses Galante was chief rabbi of Damascus during the late 18th century and early 19th century.He succeeded his father, Mordecai Galante, who was chief rabbi until his death in 1781. Moses Galante was also a noted scholar and the author of Berak Mosheh [Ḥazan, Ha-Ma'alot li-Shelomoh], published...
- (d. 1806, chief rabbi of Damascus)
- Moses Galante