Spain / Andalusia / Jaen

Jaen Cathedral

Practical info

Type of location: Church

Jaen Cathedral

Plaza de Santa María, s/n, 23002 Jaén

+34 953 23 42 33

Catedral de Jaén – Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asunción de la Virgen (catedraldejaen.org)

Historical description

Jaen

The presence of a Jewish community in Jaen is first recorded in 612 when a king’s edict forbade Jews to own Christian slaves. If the Jewish population reached its peak during the seventh century, there were most probably Jews already during the Roman period. ... Read more