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Synagogue in Caceres
Object Detail

Building Date
14th century

Synagogue active dates
until 1391

Reconstruction Dates

Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)

Community

Location
Spain | Estremadura Community | Caceres
| La Roche Suryon, 27

Style
Unknown|

Material/Technique

Construction Material
Brick

Summary and Remarks

After 1391 the synagogue was converted into Iglesia de Espiritu Santo.

Reconstructed several times.


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)

Markman, Sydney David. Jewish Remnants in Spain: Wanderings in a Lost World (Meza, Arizona, 2003), pp. 161-168.

Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography

Photograph Date
2010

Remarks

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