Girona Synagogue

The Girona Synagogue (Hebrew: הבית כנסת של גירונא; Catalan: Sinagoga de Girona) is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Carrer de Sant Llorenç,^[a] Girona, in Catalonia, Spain. No longer in use as a synagogue, the building was initially repurposed as a private residence and, since the 1980s, has been part of the Bonastruc Center and Museum (Catalan: Centre Bonastruc ça Porta), a Jewish museum.^[3][4]

Girona Synagogue
Hebrew: הבית כנסת של גירונא Catalan: Sinagoga de Girona
Wall of the former synagogue, in 2020
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism (former)
Rite	Nusach Sefard
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue (13th century–1492) Private residence (1492–1980s) Jewish museum (since 1980s)
Status	Abandoned (as a synagogue); Repurposed
Location
Location	Carrer de Sant Llorenç, Girona, Catalonia
Country	Spain
Location of the former synagogue, now museum, in Catalonia
Geographic coordinates	41°59′09″N 2°49′31″E
Architecture
Type	Synagogue architecture
Funded by	Taroç family (14th century)
Completed	13th century
Materials	Stone
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History

The Medieval synagogue served as the centre for early Spanish Kabbalism, with scholars such as Nachmanides, Issac the Blind and Azriel of Girona using the synagogue as a house of learning. The synagogue was built around the 13th century, with large renovations done in the mid-14th century, mostly funded by the Taroç family. ^{[citation needed]}

Following the Massacre of 1391, the synagogue was desecrated and looted; however, in 1415, Ferdinand I of Aragon ordered that the synagogue be restored to the Jews. During the Catalan Civil War the synagogue was partly destroyed, and following the Alhambra Decree of 1492, the synagogue was sold to the canons of Girona Cathedral on 10 July 1492 for the price of 300 pounds.^[5][6][7] Today the site of the synagogue functions as a museum where archaeological finds and documents related to the synagogues of Girona are displayed.^[8]

See also

• Judaism portal
• Spain portal

• History of the Jews in Spain
• List of synagogues in Spain

Notes

1. Renamed from Carrer de la Força in 1492.^[2]