Azaria Piccio (Venetian: Azarìa Piccio; Hebrew: עזריה בן אפרים פיגו, romanized: Azarya ben Efrayim Figu; Portuguese: Azarias Figo; 1579–6 February 1647) was a Venetian Talmudist, sofer (scribe) and darshan (preacher) who served in the Jewish communities of Venice and Pisa.
[4] Referring to this episode in his life, Piccio wrote the nowadays oft-quoted passage, “I abandoned my girlfriend,” referring to his medical studies and general preoccupation with the secular world, “and went to my true love.”[3][5] As a rabbi, Piccio became known for his oratory skills.
[2] Piccio was the author of Iggerot uteshuvot (“Letters and Responsa”), published within Issacar Eilenburg's Be’er sheva (Venice, 1614).
[8] As rabbi in Pisa, he wrote Giddulei Terumah (1643),[5] a commentary on Shmu’el haSardi's Sefer Haterumot.
A compilation of 75 Sabbath and holiday sermons that he delivered in Venice was published under the title Binah Le’ittim (1647–1648),[9][10] a work which remains popular to this day,[3] particularly among Mizraẖi Jews.