page_title: Old main synagogue, Segovia
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Old main synagogue, Segovia / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Interior of the old main synagoge of Segovia, Spain.
context_page_description: The old main synagogue is a religious edifice in Segovia, Spain. Dating to the 14th century, it was converted into a convent of the nuns of Order of Saint Clare. The building was almost completely destroyed in a fire in 1899 and has been reconstructed since.
context_section_description: The construction of the old main synagogue took place around mid-14th century. Beginning in the 15th century, it was confiscated by the authorities and converted into a church in 1419, dedicated to Corpus Christi. In 1421, the bishop of Segovia handed the building and premises over to the Monastery of Santa María de Párraces. The monastery in turn sold it to two brothers, Manuel and Antonio del Sello, who transformed it into a convent for the Sisters of Penitence. The former synagogue still forms part of that convent.
caption: The capitals with vegetation motifs were restored in the very late 20th century
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