שאול לוי מורטירא

Saul Levi Morteira or Mortera was a rabbi in Amsterdam. He was born in Venice. He became a prominent figure in the city's community of exiled Portuguese Jews. His polemical writings against Catholicism had wide circulation. Was also known as the "Rabbi of Baruch Spinoza", famed Portuguese Jewish philospher who was excommunicated for his critical writings on Jewish religion.