De Castro Family (Sephardi Jewish) - Ezekiel de Castro

Ezekiel De Castro

Physician, born in Portugal in the early part of the 17th century

After completing his studies at Coimbra, he began the practise of medicine at Verona in 1639. Barbosa ("Bibl. Lusit. i. 767") calls him "insigne medico e subtil filosofo."

De Castro possessed some knowledge of Jewish literature. He was the author of the following works on medicine.

• "De Colostro", about 1639
• "Ignis Lambens, Historia Medica, Prolusio Physica, Rarum Pulchrescentis Naturæ Specimen", Verona, 1642, in which he refers at times to Biblical and Talmudic matters (a work entitled "De Igni Lambente in Deserto" was published by Pedro de Castro in the same year at Verona)
• "Amphiteatrum Medicum in quo Morbi Omnes Quibus Imposita Sunt Nomina ab Animalibus Raro Spectaculo Dibellantur", Verona, 1646.