Mattancherry Paradesi Synagogue

The Paradesi Synagogue or the Mattancherry Synagogue is a synagogue located in Mattancherry Jew Town, a suburb of the city of Kochi, , in . It was built in 1568 A.D. by Samuel Castiel, David Belila, and Joseph Levi for the flourishing Paradesi Jewish community in Kochi.
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  • Opening hours:
    10:00 AM—noon and 3:00 PM—5:00 PM
    Friday and Saturday: closed
  • Type: Synagogue
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: synagogue in India
  • Also known as: “Paradesi Synagogue”
  • Address: Palace Road, Mattancherry, Kochi

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mattancherry Palace and Church of Our Lady of Life.

Photo: Ranjithsiji, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a palace popularly known as the Dutch Palace, in , Kochi, in the state of which features Kerala murals depicting portraits and exhibits of the Rajas of Kochi. is situated 110 metres north of Mattancherry Paradesi Synagogue.

Church
Our Lady of Life Church (Portuguese: Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Vida is a Roman Catholic Church in Ernakulam district, , , India. It was built in the 16th-century and practices under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin. is situated 440 metres north of Mattancherry Paradesi Synagogue.

School
Shri Gujarathi Vidhyalaya High School is one of the oldest schools in State, India. The school is managed by Shri Cochin Gujarathi Mahajan, . is situated 460 metres west of Mattancherry Paradesi Synagogue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mattancherry and Panayapilly.

Suburb
Photo: കാക്കര, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic ward of , . It is about 9 km south-west from the city centre. Mattanchery is home to many sites of historical and cultural significance, including the , which was the centre of life in the Jewish Quarter.

Neighborhood
is a village in near in the state of .

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is the tourist enclave of , and it is separated from by Vembanad Lake, one of the largest in India. It consists of Fort Kochi, Mattancherry and the surrounding islands.

Mattancherry Paradesi Synagogue

Latitude
9.95748° or 9° 57′ 27″ north
Longitude
76.2593° or 76° 15′ 34″ east
Open location code
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Thai—“Mattancherry Paradesi Synagogue” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيس باراديسي, كوتشي”
  • 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 ,קוצ’ין”
  • 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”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pazhayannur Maha Vishnu Temple and Mattancherry Dutch Palace.

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