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San Giovanni Nuovo, Venice

Coordinates: 45°26′08.52″N 12°20′29.76″E / 45.4357000°N 12.3416000°E / 45.4357000; 12.3416000
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San Giovanni Nuovo
San Giovanni Nuovo façade
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceVenice
Location
LocationVenice, Italy
San Giovanni Nuovo, Venice is located in Venice
San Giovanni Nuovo, Venice
Shown within Venice
San Giovanni Nuovo, Venice is located in Italy
San Giovanni Nuovo, Venice
San Giovanni Nuovo, Venice (Italy)
Geographic coordinates45°26′08.52″N 12°20′29.76″E / 45.4357000°N 12.3416000°E / 45.4357000; 12.3416000
Architecture
Completed10th century

San Giovanni Nuovo (also known as San Zan Novo or San Zaninovo) is a Roman Catholic church in the campo of the same name, in the sestiere of Castello, Venice, Italy.

History

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A church at the site was present by the 10th century, but the façade, which remains mostly incomplete, was rebuilt in 1762 using designs by Matteo Lucchesi.

The interior has a nave defined by Corinthian columns. There are two lateral chapels. The main altar has a canvas depicting St John Evangelist Martyred by boiling in cauldron of oil by Francesco Maggiotto. It is flanked by two smaller paintings, a Sacrifice of Abraham and of Melchisedech, painted by Fabio Canal. In the second lateral chapel is a 14th-century polychrome wood crucifix. The bell-tower dates from the earlier church.

Bibliography

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  • Giulio Lorenzetti, Venezia e il suo estuario, ristampa 1974, Edizioni Lint Trieste, pag. 320.
  • Derived from Italian Wikipedia entry.