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A medieval plaque on the northern wall describes an early renovation of the synagogue: "In the year 5007 after the creation, this sanctuary was built by a group of friends of the congregation, with a high decorated dome, a window providing light and new doors for the closure; the floor relaid and
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In 2004, the Roman Catholic Church deconsecrated the church and returned the former synagogue building to the Jewish community, with ownership transferred to the Jewish Community of Naples. The building has operated as a synagogue and as a Jewish museum since 2005.
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seats installed for the choir. May their piety be remembered before Him Who dwells in the splendid heavens." The date translates to 1247 CE.
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The building was renovated in 1841, in 1880 and in 1978, as a church. It features paintings of scenes from the
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is on the western wall and the Ark on the eastern wall separated by the length of the room.
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in 1380, when the 310 Jews remaining in the city were forcibly converted to
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Originally known as the Scolagrande Synagogue, the building was renamed
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Synagogue Without Jews and the Communities That Used and Built Them
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after it was confiscated for use as a church, and later renamed
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The building was one of four synagogues in Trani converted to
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and completed in 1247, the building was acquired by the
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Church of St. Ann
Scolanova Synagogue

Affiliation
Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
Synagogue
Church
Jewish museum
Trani
Puglia
Italy
Scolagrande Synagogue is located in Apulia
Puglia
Geographic coordinates
41°16′49″N 16°25′05″E / 41.280415°N 16.418045°E / 41.280415; 16.418045
Synagogue architecture
Style
Byzantine
Dome
Materials
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Judeo-Italian
Jewish
synagogue
Trani
Puglia
Italy
Italian–Jewish community of Apulia
Middle Ages

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