Crete (Candia)קריטי
Aegean island — Venetian then Ottoman
Crete (then called Candia under Venetian rule, 1204-1669) was home to a sophisticated Sephardic-Romaniote-Italian community; produced Eliyahu Capsali (1483-1555) and R. Joseph Solomon Delmedigo (Yashar of Candia, 1591-1655).
3 teachers
Teachers who lived here
Gregory of Sinai
Gregory of Sinai (1265–1346)
learned Jesus Prayer 1300
Elia del Medigo
Elia del Medigo (1458–1497)
born 1458
Elia del Medigo
Elia del Medigo (1458–1497)
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Eliyahu Capsali
R. Eliyahu Capsali (1483–1555)
born, Chief Rabbi, historian 1483–1555
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Yashar of Candia
R. Joseph Solomon Delmedigo (1591–1655)
born, early studies 1591–1606