| Spanish Synagogue | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Scola_spagnola_(Venice).jpg) The synagogue façade, from the square of the Ghetto Nuovo, in 2015 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Jewish Ghetto, Venice |
| Country | Italy |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Venezia_location_map.svg)  Location of the synagogue in Venice | |
| Geographic coordinates | 45°26′41″N 12°19′32″E / 45.4448°N 12.3256°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Baldassare Longhena |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | Baroque |
| Date established | 1555 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1580 |
| Materials | Stone |
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The Spanish Synagogue (Italian: Scola Ponentina; or Italian: Sinagoga Scuola Spagnola) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, that is located in the Jewish Ghetto of Venice, Italy. Designed by Baldassare Longhena in the Baroque style, the synagogue was completed in 1580, and it is one of five synagogues that were established in the ghetto.[2][3]
The synagogue is open for services from Passover until the end of the High Holiday season.
- ^ "Scuola Grande Spagnola in Venice". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ Davis, Robert C.; Ravid, Benjamin, eds. (2001). The Jews of Early Modern Venice. Baltimore–London: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 43. ISBN 0-8018-6512-3.
- ^ Tigay, Alan M., ed. (1994). The Jewish Traveler: Hadassah Magazine's Guide to the World's Jewish Communities and Sights. Northvale, N.J.–Jerusalem: Jason Aronson. p. 542. ISBN 978-1-56821-078-0.