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Sinagoga del Tránsito, Toledo

Synagogue built in the mid-14th century for Samuel ha-Leví, according to the Spanish Ministry of Culture. After the expulsion of the Jews in 1492 the Catholic Monarchs ceded it to the Order of Calatrava; its prayer hall became a Christian temple and burial place, recorded as the church of San Benito, and during the Napoleonic wars it served as a military barracks. Declared a National Monument in 1877. As of the Ministry's 2023 publication it is the seat of the Sephardic Museum of Toledo, which opened to the public in 1971.

Dated events and their evidence

• 1357 CE mainstream
  synagogue built for Samuel ha-Leví (mid-14th century: the Ministry's 2023 study gives 1357 for some authors and 1361-1362 for others, and cites authors for each) source
• 1492 CE mainstream
  Jewish use ends with the expulsion; the Order of Calatrava receives the building and the prayer hall becomes the church of San Benito source
• 1877 CE mainstream
  declared a National Monument source

Where

39.8557° N, 4.0295° W

Sources

• https://www.cultura.gob.es/msefardi/museo/museoenmonumento.html
• https://esefarad.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/una_nueva_mirada_a_la_sinagoga_de_samuel_ha-levi.pdf

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