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Synagogue in Bembibre
Object Detail

Building Date
15th century

Synagogue active dates
until late 15th century

Reconstruction Dates

Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)

Community

Location

Style
Unknown|

Material/Technique

Construction Material
Stone

Summary and Remarks

At the end of the fifteenth century the synagogue was converted into a Catholic Church of San Pedro.


Suggested Reconsdivuction

History/Provenance

Condition

Present Usage
Church

Present Usage Details

Historical significance: Event/Period

Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore

Historical significance: Person

Architectural Significance: Style

Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration

Urban significance

Significance Rating
2 (Regional)

Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)

Bibliography

Ben Dov, Meir. Batei kneset bi-sefarad (Jerusalem, 1989)

Narkiss, Bezalel, "The Heikhal, Bimah, and Teivah in Sephardi Synagogues," Jewish Art 18 (1992), pp. 30-47., plan on p. 43.

Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography

Photographer
Unknown
Photograph Date
2008

Remarks

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