Bevis Marks Synagogue

Bevis Marks Synagogue
Hebrew: קָהָל קָדוֹשׁ שַׁעַר הַשָׁמַיִם
The synagogue, in 2008
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
RiteSpanish and Portuguese Jews
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
StatusActive
Location
Location4 Heneage Lane, Bevis Marks, London, England EC3A 5DQ
CountryUnited Kingdom
Bevis Marks Synagogue is located in Greater London
Bevis Marks Synagogue
Location of the synagogue in London
Geographic coordinates51°30′52″N 0°4′45″W / 51.51444°N 0.07917°W / 51.51444; -0.07917
Architecture
Completed1701; 323 years ago (1701)
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameBevis Marks Synagogue
TypeListed building
Designated4 January 1950
Reference no.1064745

Bevis Marks Synagogue, officially Qahal Kadosh Sha'ar ha-Shamayim (Hebrew: קָהָל קָדוֹשׁ שַׁעַר הַשָׁמַיִם, lit.'Holy Congregation Gate of Heaven'), is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located off Bevis Marks, Aldgate, in the City of London, England, in the United Kingdom. The congregation is affiliated to London's historic Spanish and Portuguese Jewish community and worships in the Sephardic rite.[1]

Built in 1701, the Grade I listed building is the oldest synagogue in the United Kingdom in continuous use. It is the only synagogue building in Europe that has continuously held regular services for more than 320 years.[2]

  1. ^ "Q&A: Jews in Britain". BBC News. 13 June 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Bevis Marks: UK's oldest synagogue faces closure threat over towers plan". BBC News. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.