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San Giovanni Elemosinario

Address: Rialto Ruga Vecchia San Giovanni, Santa Croce, Venice, 30125
Phone: 041/2750462 Chorus

Category: Religious Sites
Location: San Polo and Santa Croce

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Fodor's Review:

Storefronts make up the facade, and the altars were built by market guilds—poulterers, messengers, and fodder merchants—at this church intimately bound to the Rialto Market. It's as rich inside as it is simple outside. During San Giovanni Elemosinario's restoration, workers stumbled upon a frescoed cupola by Pordenone (1484-1539) that had been painted over centuries earlier. Don't miss Titian's St. John the Almsgiver and Pordenone's Sts. Catherine, Sebastian, and Roch, which in 2002 were returned after 30 years by the Gallerie dell'Accademia, a rare move for an Italian museum.

Cost: EUR 3, Chorus pass EUR 9
Open: Mon.-Sat. 10-5; last entrance 4:45
Vaporetto: San Silvestro/Rialto

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