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Toledo. The synagogue of Santa Maria la Blanca (Synagogue of Saint Mary the White) is a museum and former synagogue. Erected in 1180, according to an inscription on a beam, it is disputably considered the oldest synagogue building in Europe still standing. It is now owned and preserved by the Catholic Church.

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Toledo. The synagogue of Santa Maria la Blanca (Synagogue of Saint Mary the White) is a museum and former synagogue. Erected in 1180, according to an inscription on a beam, it is disputably considered the oldest synagogue building in Europe still standing. It is now owned and preserved by the Catholic Church.