Explore Religious Heritage Across Europe

The ancient Jewish cemetery in Barcelona is the earliest reference to a community in the city, dating it back to the mid 9c. After anti-Jewish riots in 1391 there will soon be no more Jewish presence in town. Interestingly enough, the cemetery is located on a hill that has all along been known as Montjuïc (hill of Jews). The site was designated a Historical Landmark in 2007 at the petition of the civil society.

The Ancient Synagogue Complex in Oncheasmos (Saranda) dates back to the 4th - 6th century C.E. The building, made of stone, now serves as a museum.

The old synagogue of Barcelona dates from the 3rd or 4th century but was rebuilt in the 13th century. Used until the 14th century, this stone synagogue was restored to its original use after a restoration in 2002.

The Ancient Synagogue in Delos was built between 150 and 128 BCE. The building was discovered in 1912-13, excavated again in 1965 and a new survey was conducted in 2000-2003. This stone building now serves as a museum.

The ancient synagogue of Philippopolis (Trimontium) dates back to the first half of the 3rd century AD. Traces of an extension at the beginning of the 5th century can be observed.

The Ancient Synagogue in Priene dates from the 4th or 5th century CE. This stone building now serves as a museum.

The cathedral of Ancona, built between 996 and 1017, mixes Romanesque and Byzantine styles. The building stands on the former site of a temple dedicated to Aphrodite. The cathedral was restored in the 1980s.

Andebu church is a Romanesque stone church. The church has a rectangular nave and a lower and narrower choir, and a sacristy added later in the east and a wooden porch in the west. After the Reformation, the church building fell into ruin. In 1686 the church was restored and equipped with a gutter and the windows were enlarged.

The Andenes church is a wooden church consecrated in 1876 but greatly enlarged in 1966. On this site, churches have succeeded one another since the Middle Ages.

In Teuge, the Christian Reformed Church was abolished. Institution took place in 1836. Between 1836 and 1851, church services were held in Het Hoge Vonder, the farm of G. Groothedde. This farm no longer exists. On 2 June 1851, construction of a real church of its own began. It was put into use in December 1851. Like several other municipalities in our country, Teuge did not join the Association in 1892. It remained Christian Reformed. The last church service was held on 25 April 1968, after which the municipality was dissolved. All possessions were sold.