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Religious Sites in Venice
| Name | Category | Location |
Basilica di San Marco
An opulent synthesis of Byzantine and Romanesque styles, Venice's... |
Religious Sites | Piazza San Marco |
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Campo San Polo
Only Piazza San Marco is larger than this square, and the echo... |
Religious Sites | San Polo and Santa Croce |
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Campo Santo Stefano
In Venice's most prestigious residential neighborhood, you'll... |
Religious Sites | San Marco and Dorsoduro |
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Chiesa della Pietà
Unwanted babies were left on the steps of this religious institute... |
Religious Sites | Castello |
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Chiostro di Sant'Apollonia
Behind the basilica and over a bridge, a short fondamenta leads... |
Religious Sites | Castello |
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Gesuati
When the Dominicans took over the church of Santa Maria della... |
Religious Sites | San Marco and Dorsoduro |
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Gesuiti
Extravagantly baroque, this 18th-century church completely abandons... |
Religious Sites | Cannaregio |
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Madonna dell'Orto
Though built toward the middle of the 14th century, this church... |
Religious Sites | Cannaregio |
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Palazzo Grassi
Built between 1748 and 1772 by Giorgio Massari for a Bolognese... |
Religious Sites | San Marco and Dorsoduro |
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Punta della Dogana
The François Pinault Foundation had Japanese architect... |
Religious Sites | San Marco and Dorsoduro |
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San Francesco della Vigna
Although this church contains some interesting and beautiful... |
Religious Sites | Castello |
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San Giorgio Maggiore
There's been a church on this island since the 8th century, with... |
Religious Sites | San Giorgio Maggiore and the Giudecca |
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San Giovanni Elemosinario
Storefronts make up the facade, and the altars were built by... |
Religious Sites | San Polo and Santa Croce |
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San Michele
Tiny, cypress-lined San Michele is home to the pretty San Michele... |
Religious Sites | Islands of the Lagoon |
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San Sebastiano
Paolo Veronese (1528-88), although still in his twenties, was... |
Religious Sites | San Marco and Dorsoduro |
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San Stae
The most renowned Venetian painters and sculptors of the early... |
Religious Sites | San Polo and Santa Croce |
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San Zaccaria
A striking Renaissance facade, with central and upper portions... |
Religious Sites | Castello |
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Sant'Alvise
For Tiepolo fans, trekking to the outer reaches of a pleasant... |
Religious Sites | Cannaregio |
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Santa Maria dei Miracoli
Tiny yet harmoniously proportioned, this early-Renaissance gem... |
Religious Sites | Cannaregio |
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Santa Maria della Salute
The view of La Salute (as this church is commonly called) from... |
Religious Sites | San Marco and Dorsoduro |
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Santa Maria Formosa
Guided by his vision of a beautiful Madonna, 7th-century Saint... |
Religious Sites | Castello |
Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
This immense Gothic church of russet-color brick was completed... |
Religious Sites | San Polo and Santa Croce |
Santi Giovanni e Paolo
This massive Dominican church, commonly called San Zanipolo... |
Religious Sites | Castello |
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Santissimo Redentore
After a 16th-century plague claimed some 50,000 people, nearly... |
Religious Sites | San Giorgio Maggiore and the Giudecca |
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Scuola Grande dei Carmini
When the order of Santa Maria del Carmelo commissioned Baldassare... |
Religious Sites | San Marco and Dorsoduro |
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Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista
This scuola was founded in the 13th century, but the actual building... |
Religious Sites | San Polo and Santa Croce |