Abstract
The Grand Synagogue of Segovia was built at the end of 13th century or in the early 14th. It was taken from the Jews at the beginning of the 15th century, being consecrated as a church dedicated to the Corpus Christi, and in 1421 it was given to the Augustinian abbey of Santa Maria de Parraces. In this article, the author provides a compilation of the known data concerning this synagogue, as well as with an analysis of the religious, social and economic meaning of the Corpus Christi church, from its dedication until the end of expulsion of the Jews. He also studies six tenancy agreements that has allowed him to reconstruct the real estate that once belonged to the synagogue.
Highlights
La sinagoga mayorLa ausencia de testimonios documentales o epigráficos motiva que se desconozcan el momento y las circunstancias en los que la comunidad judía segoviana edificó su sinagoga Mayor 4
The Grand Synagogue of Segovia and its Urban Properties at the Beginning of the 15th Century.— The Grand Synagogue of Segovia was built at the end of 13th century or in the early 14th
It was taken from the Jews at the beginning of the 15th century, being consecrated as a church dedicated to the Corpus Christi, and in 1421 it was given to the Augustinian abbey of Santa Maria de Parraces
Summary
La ausencia de testimonios documentales o epigráficos motiva que se desconozcan el momento y las circunstancias en los que la comunidad judía segoviana edificó su sinagoga Mayor 4. La otra primera del corral tienela Abrahem, moro, por XXV maravedis. La primera casa tienela Yhuda Falcon [...] La segunda dentro tienela Clara [...] La terçera tienela don Abrahen Chivo [...]», cf Ruiz Hernando, El barrio de la aljama hebrea (1980), 55, que data el registro en 1410. 12 «Otra casa enfruente de la eglesia nueva tienela Antona Ferrandes por [tachado: sesenta maravedis] setenta maravedis», ACS, C-422, fol. No hay duda de que esta eglesia nueva es la de Corpus Christi, pues en el registro de 1422-23 ya aparece citada como tal: «Otra casa enfruente de Corpus Christi tyenela Antona Ferrandes por sesenta maravedis, LX maravedis», ACS, C-424, fol. A este respecto, el testimonio gráfico más completo de la antigua sinagoga es la litografía realizada por José Acevedo, sobre un dibujo de José María Avrial y Flores, para la colección Monumentos Arquitectónicos de España 14. Iglesias parroquiales de Segovia (Madrid 2008), 57-61 (dibujo 11)
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