![]() ![]() Sara hastened to defend herself in a "manifesto," dedicated to her father's memory, the only one of her works published separately by her. ![]() In 1621 a frequenter of her salon, the priest Baldassar Bonifaccio, accused her, in a pamphlet, of having denied the dogma of the immortality of the soul, a crime for which the Church decreed extreme penalties. Cebà's letters to Sara were published in 1623 but her answers were suppressed, probably at the bidding of the Inquisition. An exchange of letters ensued (1618-22) but though Sara was persuaded to read the New Testament, she remained firm in her allegiance to Judaism. This sentiment she communicated in writing to Cebà, who was filled with ambition to win his correspondent for the Church. The work aroused not only her admiration for but also her gratitude toward a non-Jewish author who glorified a Jewish heroine. ![]() Leon of Modena dedicated to Sara his translation of Solomon Usque's Spanish drama "Esther." An epic poem bearing the same title, and written by the Genoese monk Ansaldo Cebà, was the cause of much trouble for her. To these attainments were added charm of person, a voice of unusual sweetness, musical ability, the gift of improvisation, and such exquisite social graces that she became the leader of a salon. At his death, when Sara was not quite fifteen years old, she could read the Latin and the Greek classics, the Holy Scriptures, and Spanish literature, each in its original tongue, and she had already won local fame for her poems in Italian. Her father was a man of culture, who enjoyed the respect of the community in which he dwelt. 14) 1641 eldest daughter of Simon and Rebecca Coppio. Italian poetess born in Venice 1592 died there Adar 5 (Feb. ![]()
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