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Old synagogue building à Mende en Lozère

Lozère

Old synagogue building

    15 Rue Notre-Dame
    48000 Mende
Immeuble dit ancienne synagogue
Immeuble dit ancienne synagogue
Immeuble dit ancienne synagogue
Crédit photo : Sanguinez - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1300
1400
…
1900
2000
1229-1306
Presence of the Jewish community
1306
Expulsion of Jews by Philip the Bel
vers 1310
Transformation into a Christian convent
1930
Registration for historical monuments
années 1970
Restoration of building
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Façades and roofs of the buildings surrounding the courtyard, with the exception of the façade on Rue Léopold-Monestier, as well as the floor of the courtyard and the passageway (Box AS 261, 263 to 265, 268, 269, 367, 426, 427): inscription by order of 30 May 1996

Key figures

Ferrier le Juif - Former owner of the synagogue Dessaisi in 1306 by Philippe le Bel.
Philippe le Bel - King of France Ordained the expulsion of the Jews in 1306.
Guillaume VI Durand - Bishop of Mende Recaptured the synagogue in 1306.
Guillaume V Durand - Former Bishop of Mende College of All Saints founded in his honour.

Origin and history

The ancient synagogue of Mende is a medieval building located in the western part of the city, in the heart of the ancient Jewish quarter. This district, bounded by the ramparts and the Rue du Chastel, housed a Jewish community attested between 1229 and 1306. The synagogue, integrated into a dwelling house, was a central place for this community until the expulsion of the Jews from Gevaudan in 1306 by Philip the Bel. The owner of the time, Ferrier the Jew, was then divested of his property for the benefit of Bishop William VI Durand.

After 1310, the building was transformed into a Christian convent under the impetus of the bishop, who installed there the priests of the College of All Saints, founded in memory of his uncle, Guillaume V Durand. This convent remained until the French Revolution, when the building was sold as a national good. Since then, it has been owned by various private owners and has undergone restorations, particularly in the 1970s.

The building, through and with two addresses (17 rue Notre-Dame and rue Léopold Monestier), preserves a medieval distribution with three floors of galleries on courtyard. Partly listed as historical monuments in 1930, it was acquired by Mende City Hall in 2018. Protected elements include facades, roofs, court floor and passage, which were registered by decree in 1996.

External links

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