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Jewish or Mikvé ritual baths à Bayonne dans les Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine Juif
Bains
bain juif
Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Jewish or Mikvé ritual baths

    32 Place de la République
    64100 Bayonne
Crédit photo : DieHenkels - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Époque contemporaine
2000
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

All the ritual baths or Mikvé located in building 32 Place de la République, on plot 75, on the cadastre section BI, lot 5 on the ground floor for 18 thousandths and lot 8 on the first floor for 130 thousandths: inscription by order of 7 January 2022

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Origin and history

The Bayonne Mikvé is a historical monument classified as a Jewish ritual bath. Located in the town of Bayonne, New Aquitaine, it illustrates the importance of Jewish religious practices in this region. Although its exact construction period is not specified, this type of building is generally linked to medieval or pre-modern Jewish communities, often located in dynamic urban areas.

Jewish ritual baths, or Mikvé, were used for purification rituals in Jewish tradition. Their presence in a city like Bayonne reflects a community organization structured around religion. These monuments were essential for the spiritual and social life of the Jewish populations, marking their anchoring in the local fabric.

In New Aquitaine, a region marked by cultural and commercial exchanges, such facilities reflect the historical diversity of religious practices.

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