Sabbatai Zevi

Jewish mystic and self-proclaimed Messiah (1626–1676)

Sabbatai Zevi (Hebrew: שַׁבְּתַי צְבִי, romanized: Šabbəṯay Ṣəḇī, August 1, 1626 – c. September 17, 1676), or Shabtai Tzvi, was a former Jewish mystic and rabbi from Smyrna who converted to Islam. His family were Romaniote Jews from Patras. Active throughout the Ottoman Empire, Zevi claimed to be the long-awaited Jewish Messiah and founded the Sabbatean movement, which gained significant traction among Jews.

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