Title

Stone fragment, Synagogue of Samuel ha-Levi, Toledo, Spain, 2007. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

Stone fragment, Synagogue of Samuel ha-Levi, Toledo, Spain, 2007. The Synagogue was financed and founded in 1357 by Samuel ha-Levi Abufalia, treasurer to King Pedro II of Castile. It was taken over by the Christian religious order of Alcantara after the Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492. In the 18th century the building became a sanctuary dedicated to the Transito de Nuestra Senora (Transit of Our Lady - meaning the assumption of Mary into Heaven). Today it is known as the Sinagoga del Transito and houses a museum devoted to the Jewish culture of medieval Toledo.

Date

1968

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D76_109

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (2,2Mb) / 11,4in x 17,1in / 3419 x 5129 (300dpi)

Keywords

religious stone country religion Spain Spanish museum color colour medieval archaeology Judaism Jewish text inscription location century artefact exhibition exhibit archeology artifact fragment synagogue Hebrew mediaeval Middle Ages 14th century Fourteenth Century photograph Sites & Photos Samuel Magal Sinagoga del Transito Synagogue of Samuel ha-Levi Samuel ha-Levi Abufalia Abufalia Samuel ha-Levi Magal Samuel Samuel ha-Levi Abufalia photograph