Paradesi Synagogue
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Paradesi Synagogue is a historic 16th-century Jewish house of worship in Kochi, India, renowned as one of the oldest active synagogues in the Commonwealth and a symbol of the region’s long-standing Jewish heritage.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paradesi Synagogue canonical | 6 |
| Mattancherry Synagogue | 1 |
| Paradesi Jewish Synagogue | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
synagogue ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | non-Jews may visit but not during services ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Mattancherry Palace ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Paradesi Synagogue
ⓘ
surface form:
Mattancherry Synagogue
Paradesi Synagogue ⓘ
surface form:
Paradesi Jewish Synagogue
|
| architecturalStyle | mix of Kerala and colonial influences ⓘ |
| builtBy | Cochin Jewish community ⓘ |
| builtUnderRuleOf |
Maharaja of Cochin
ⓘ
surface form:
King Rama Varma of Cochin
|
| centuryOfConstruction | 16th century ⓘ |
| clockTowerAdded | 18th century ⓘ |
| communityServed |
Indian Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Cochin Jews
|
| contains |
Belgian glass chandeliers
ⓘ
Hebrew inscriptions ⓘ ark for Torah scrolls ⓘ bimah ⓘ brass-railed balcony for women ⓘ gold pulpit ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| denomination |
Sephardi Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Sephardi Judaism
|
| floorFeature | each Chinese tile has a unique design ⓘ |
| floorMaterial | hand-painted Chinese porcelain tiles ⓘ |
| founded | 1568 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Cochin Jewish community trustees ⓘ |
| hasArtifact |
ancient Torah scrolls
ⓘ
copper plates with royal grants ⓘ gold and silver crowns for Torah scrolls ⓘ |
| hasFeature | clock tower ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscriptions |
Hebrew
ⓘ
Malayalam ⓘ |
| hasRite |
Sephardi-Mizrahi prayer rite
ⓘ
surface form:
Sephardi rite
|
| heritageSignificance | evidence of centuries-old Jewish presence in South India ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected heritage monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kerala
ⓘ
Kochi ⓘ Mattancherry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the oldest active synagogues in the Commonwealth
ⓘ
symbolizing the long-standing Jewish heritage of Kerala ⓘ |
| openTo | visitors ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jew Town
ⓘ
surface form:
Jew Town, Mattancherry
|
| region | Malabar Coast ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | traditional Kerala tiled roof ⓘ |
| tourismRegion |
Fort Kochi
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Kochi–Mattancherry heritage zone
|
| usedFor |
Jewish religious services
ⓘ
cultural heritage education ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Paradesi Jewish Synagogue
this entity surface form:
Mattancherry Synagogue