Pablo Álvaro

Pablo Álvaro (c. 9th century) was a knight of Jewish ancestry from Córdoba, then in the territory of Muslim Spain, who voluntarily converted to Christianity.

In 840, Álvaro began a correspondence with the former Christian deacon Bodo, a convert to Rabbinical Judaism, wherein each tried to convince the other to return to their old faith. Many of their letters have been preserved.

References

• Richard Gottheil and Hermann Vogelstein, Bodo Jewish Encyclopedia
• Pablo Alvaro Jewish Encyclopedia
• Corré, Alan D. The Bishop's Letter
• Epstein, Lawrence The Theory and Practice of Welcoming Converts to Judaism

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Jewish Encyclopedia. 1901–1906.