Wikipedia's first sentence called it “located off bevis marks”. Today it says “orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue”.
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Bevis Marks Synagogue , officially Qahal Kadosh Sha'ar ha-Shamayim ( Hebrew : קָהָל קָדוֹשׁ שַׁעַר הַשָׁמַיִם , lit. ' Holy Congregation Gate of Heaven ' ), is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue , located off Bevis Marks , Aldgate , in the City of London , England, in the United Kingdom. The congregation is affiliated to London's historic Spanish and Portuguese Jewish community and worships in the Sephardic rite . Built in 1701, the Grade I listed building is the oldest synagogue in the United Kingdom in continuous use. It is the only synagogue building in Europe that has continuously held regular services for more than 320 years.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Bevis Marks Synagogue (AKA Kahal Sahar Asamaim or Sha'ar ha-Shamayim ) is located off Bevis Marks , in the City of London . The synagogue, affiliated to London's historic Spanish and Portuguese Jewish community, is the oldest synagogue in the United Kingdom still in use. It is a Grade 1 listed building .
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Bevis Marks Synagogue , officially Qahal Kadosh Sha'ar ha-Shamayim ( , "Holy Congregation Gate of Heaven") is the oldest synagogue in the United Kingdom . It is located off Bevis Marks , in the City of London . The synagogue was built in 1701 and is affiliated to London's historic Spanish and Portuguese Jewish community.It is a Grade I listed building .It is the only synagogue in Europe which has held regular services continuously for more than 300 years.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Bevis Marks Synagogue , officially Qahal Kadosh Sha'ar ha-Shamayim ( , "Holy Congregation Gate of Heaven"), is the oldest synagogue in the United Kingdom in continuous use. It is located off Bevis Marks , in the City of London . The synagogue was built in 1701 and is affiliated to London's historic Spanish and Portuguese Jewish community. It is a Grade I listed building . It is the only synagogue in Europe which has held regular services continuously for more than 300 years.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Synagogue in London, United Kingdom Bevis Marks Synagogue , officially Qahal Kadosh Sha'ar ha-Shamayim ( , "Holy Congregation Gate of Heaven"), is the oldest synagogue in the United Kingdom in continuous use. It is located off Bevis Marks , Aldgate , in the City of London . The synagogue was built in 1701 and is affiliated to London's historic Spanish and Portuguese Jewish community. It is a Grade I listed building . It is the only synagogue in Europe which has held regular services continuously for more than 300 years.
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located off bevis marks
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orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue
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