What is "mortara"

Mortara may refer to:

• Mortara, Lombardy, a town in Italy
• Mortara (surname)

Mortara is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Edgardo Mortara (1851–1940), Italian priest, and central figure in the Mortara case in which papal authorities seized him from his Jewish family when he was six years old
• Edoardo Mortara (born 1987), professional Italian racecar driver
• Giorgio Mortara (1885–1967), Italian economist
• Marco Mortara (1815–1894), Italian rabbi

Category:Italian-language surnames Category:Jewish surnames