Jacob Frank
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Jacob Joseph Frank was a Polish-Jewish religious leader who claimed to be the reincarnation of the self-proclaimed messiah Sabbatai Zevi and also of the biblical patriarch Jacob. The religious authori
Jacob Frank, 1895 depiction
Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa
Isenburg Castle, Offenbach am Main, Germany, where Frank spent the last four years of his life
Jacob Frank on his deathbed, 1790
Frankism
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Frankism was a Sabbatean religious movement originating in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 18th and 19th centuries. Created in Podolia, it was named after its founder, Jacob Frank. Frank com
Jacob Frank
…were necessary to hasten a messianic redemption through embracing the "abyss" of sin. Frank arguably created a religious movement, now referred to as Frankism, which incorporated aspects of Christianity and Judaism. His followers, known as Frankists, engaged in sexually promiscuous rites, such as the infamous…
Jacob Frank, 1895 depiction
The Frankist Virgin, Eve Frank (1774)