Paradesi Synagogue
The Paradesi Synagogue or the Mattancherry Synagogue is a synagogue located in Mattancherry Jew Town, a suburb of the city of Kochi, Kerala, in India. It was built in 1568 A.D. by Samuel Castiel, David Belila, and Joseph Levi for the flourishing Paradesi Jewish community in Kochi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mattancherry Palace and Church of Our Lady of Life.
Mattancherry Palace
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The Mattancherry Palace is a palace popularly known as the Dutch Palace, in Mattancherry, Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala which features Kerala murals depicting portraits and exhibits of the Rajas of Kochi.
Church of Our Lady of Life
Church
Our Lady of Life Church (Portuguese: Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Vida is a Roman Catholic Church in Ernakulam district, Mattancherry, Kerala, India. It was built in the 9th-century and practices under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin. Church of Our Lady of Life is situated 410 metres north of Paradesi Synagogue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mattancherry and Panayapilly.
Mattancherry
Suburb
Photo: കാക്കര, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mattancherry is a historic ward of Kochi, Kerala. It is about 9 km south-west from the city centre. Mattanchery is home to many sites of historical and cultural significance, including the Paradesi Synagogue, which was the centre of life in the Jewish Quarter.
Panayapilly
Neighborhood
Panayapilly is a village in Ernakulam district near Fort Kochi in the Indian state of Kerala.
Old Kochi
Old Kochi is the tourist enclave of Kochi, and it is separated from Ernakulam by Vembanad Lake, one of the largest in India. It consists of Fort Kochi, Mattancherry and the surrounding islands.
Paradesi Synagogue
- Type: Refugee camp
- Description: synagogue in India
- Category: synagogue
- Location: Kochi, Ernakulam District, Central Kerala, Kerala, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Thai—“Paradesi Synagogue” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “帕拉德錫猶太會堂”
- Chinese: “帕拉德锡犹太会堂”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيس باراديسى”
- French: “synagogue Paradesi”
- French: “Synagogue Paradesi”
- Hebrew: “בית הכנסת פארדסי”
- Japanese: “マッタンチェリ”
- Ladino: “Esnoga de Kochi”
- Malayalam: “Jewish Synagogue”
- Malayalam: “Paradesi Synagogue”
- Malayalam: “ജൂതപ്പള്ളി, മട്ടാഞ്ചേരി”
- Malayalam: “ജൂതപ്പള്ളി”
- Malayalam: “പരദേശി സിനഗോഗ്”
- Malayalam: “മട്ടാഞ്ചേരി ജൂതപ്പള്ളി”
- Polish: “Synagoga Paradesi w Koczinie”
- Polish: “Synagoga Paradesi”
- Russian: “Кочинская синагога”
- Slovenian: “Sinagoga Paradesi”
- Spanish: “Sinagoga Paradesi”
- Tamil: “பரதேசி யூத தொழுகைக் கூடம்”
- Tamil: “பரதேசி யூதத் தொழுகைக் கூடம்”
- Thai: “โบสถ์ยิวปรเทศิ”
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