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Segovia. Iglesia de Corpus Cristi (Corpus Christi church) occupies the site of Segovia's old main synagogue (Sinagoga Mayor). Dating to the 14th century, it was converted into a convent of the nuns of Order of Saint Clare. The building was almost completely destroyed in a fire in 1899 and has been reconstructed since.

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Segovia. Iglesia de Corpus Cristi (Corpus Christi church) occupies the site of Segovia's old main synagogue (Sinagoga Mayor). Dating to the 14th century, it was converted into a convent of the nuns of Order of Saint Clare. The building was almost completely destroyed in a fire in 1899 and has been reconstructed since.