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El Transito Synagogue Toledo
| Church of Transito Toledo (Old Synagogue) | |
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| Local Name | Iglesia del Trnsito (antigua Sinagoga) |
| Contact | Not specified ( Find this place ) |
| Country |  Spain |
| Region |  Castile-La Mancha |
| Department |  Toledo Province |
| City | Toledo |
| Worship | Today the museum, ( Worship Jewish Sephardic until 1492 , then Roman Catholic ) |
| Type | Parish Church |
| Attached to | Order of Calatrava (Now owned by the Sephardic Museum) |
| Construction begins | 1357 |
| Work Completed | 1357 |
| Style (s) dominating (s) | Mudejar |
| Protection | Historic Monument ( 1877 ) World Heritage ( 1986 , as part of the old city of Toledo) |
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Built in 1357 by Samuel Halevi Abulafia , Treasurer Peter the Cruel , the synagogue was turned into church during the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492. She became the church el Transito by reference to the Dormition of the Virgin. It is now a museum.
Today it houses a museum on Jewish culture of medieval Toledo.
References
- (Fr) El Transito Synagogue, Toledo, Spain , Museum Beith Hatefutsoth. Accessed August 23, 2007
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