Castelo de Vide
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Castelo de Vide, officially the Notable Town of Castelo de Vide, is a municipality in Portugal, with a population of 3,407 inhabitants in 2011, in an area of 264.91 square kilometres.
A view of the hilttop seat of the municipality of Castelo de Vide
A view of the church of Santa Maria da Devesa
Panorama of Castelo de Vide
Old Jewish quarter of Castelo de Vide
Synagogue of Castelo de Vide
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The Synagogue of Castelo de Vide is a well-preserved medieval synagogue in Santa Maria da Devesa, Castelo de Vide, in the Alentejo Region of Portugal. Built in the late 14th century, the former synago
Castelo de Vide
…Written documents attest to the existence of Castelo de Vide's Jewish community and quarter throughout the 14th and 15th centuries. The 14th-century Synagogue of Castelo de Vide in Santa Maria da Devesa still stands, and despite Portugal's expulsion of Jews in 1496 was used by Marranos as a religious sanctuary and school until…
Exterior of the former synagogue, now museum, in 2010
15th century Torah ark