New data on the funerary register in contemporary times in the Tránsito Synagogue (Sephardic Museum of Toledo)

In recent years, new lines of research have been developed that allow us to broaden our knowledge of the Jewish quarter of Toledo. In this sense, this work focuses on a subject that has been little dealt with in the literature, namely the funerary use of the space of the Tránsito Synagogue. To this end, it describes the unpublished results of two archaeological campaigns (1987-1989 and 2001-2002) in the Great Prayer Room (14th century), which was transformed into a church and cemetery (15th to 19th centuries) and is now the site of the Sephardic Museum. The publication of this work also brings to light the osteological results of a group of individuals who were buried in this place in modern and contemporary times.

Collection: Texts

Project: 10. Churches and religions in Europe.

Chronology: -

Scope: Secondary Education

Link: http://www.man.es/man/dam/jcr:8ce326a3-9dfa-4b52-8fc4-34063fec09e5/2019-bolman-38-06-molero.pdf

Resource type: pdf

Format: Texts

Owner: Arqueological National Museum of Spain (MAN) (Modernalia)

Abstract: In recent years, new lines of research have been developed that allow us to broaden our knowledge of the Jewish quarter of Toledo. In this sense, this work focuses on a subject that has been little dealt with in the literature, namely the funerary use of the space of the Tránsito Synagogue. To this end, it describes the unpublished results of two archaeological campaigns (1987-1989 and 2001-2002) in the Great Prayer Room (14th century), which was transformed into a church and cemetery (15th to 19th centuries) and is now the site of the Sephardic Museum. The publication of this work also brings to light the osteological results of a group of individuals who were buried in this place in modern and contemporary times.