Back كنيس بيفيس ماركس ARZ Bevis-Marks-Synagoge German Sinagoga de Bevis Marks Spanish Bevis Marks sinagoga Basque کنیسه بویس مارکز Persian Bevis Marksin synagoga Finnish Synagogue de Bevis Marks French בית הכנסת בוויס-מרקס HE Sinagoga Bevis Marks di Londra Italian Esnoga de Bevis Marks LAD
| Bevis Marks Synagogue | |
|---|---|
Hebrew: קָהָל קָדוֹשׁ שַׁעַר הַשָׁמַיִם | |
 The synagogue, in 2008 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Nusach Sefard |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 4 Heneage Lane, Bevis Marks, London, England EC3A 5DQ |
| Country | United Kingdom |
  Location of the synagogue in London | |
| Geographic coordinates | 51°30′52″N 0°4′45″W / 51.51444°N 0.07917°W |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1701 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Bevis Marks Synagogue |
| Type | Listed building |
| Designated | 4 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]
- ^ "Q&A: Jews in Britain". BBC News. 13 June 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ "Bevis Marks: UK's oldest synagogue faces closure threat over towers plan". BBC News. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.