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Synagogue of Castelo de Vide

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Over the succeeding centuries the synagogue had various uses, including an 18th-century alteration into a private home. The building was restored and its tabernacle rediscovered in 1972. Since April 2019, the building has housed a small museum dedicated to Castelo de Vide's historical Jewish
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The Synagogue of Castelo de Vide is one of two existing preserved medieval synagogues in Portugal. The other is the Synagogue of Tomar. Four pre-expulsion synagogue buildings exist in neighboring Spain:
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communities) which was rediscovered in 1972 during repairs to the exterior walls. The ark's left scripture pedestal is decorated with seven balls symbolizing the
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The Synagogue of Castelo de Vide was built sometime in the late 14th century. Written documents attest to the existence of Castelo de Vide's Jewish community and
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The synagogue is a small two-story building originally constructed in the late 14th century and altered over time. It is oriented east–west.
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continued using the synagogue as a religious sanctuary and school until the mid 16th century.
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community. The structure is listed as a Building of Public Interest (
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dedicated to Castelo de Vide's historical Jewish community.
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Inside the building exists a 15th-century carved stone
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prayer is placed over one of the ground floor doors.
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Exterior of the former synagogue, now museum, in 2010
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throughout the 14th and 15th centuries. Though King
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Affiliation
Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
Synagogue
Jewish museum
Castelo de Vide
Alentejo Region
Portugal
Synagogue of Castelo de Vide is located in Portugal
Portugal
Geographic coordinates
39°25′03.1″N 7°27′24.3″W / 39.417528°N 7.456750°W / 39.417528; -7.456750
Synagogue architecture
Style
Gothic
herancajudaica.pt
Portuguese National Monument
Portuguese
synagogue
Castelo de Vide
Alentejo Region
Portugal
Jewish museum
Synagogue of Tomar
Jewish quarter
Manuel I of Portugal
forced conversion
expulsion

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