Monastery Of San Nicolò Al Lido
San Nicolò al Lido refers to both the San Nicolò Church (Italian language, Italian: ''Chiesa / Parrocchia di San Nicolò - San Nicoletto'') and most importantly to its annexed Monastery of San Nicolò (Italian language, Italian: ''Abbazia di San Nicolò'') located in Venice, northern Italy. The two Catholic Church, Catholic institutions are located in the northern part of the Lido di Venezia and house the relics of Saint Nicholas, patron of sailors (shared with Bari). From this church, the traditional thanksgiving Mass of the ''Sposalizio del Mare'' ("Marriage of the Sea") is celebrated. The complex houses monks of the Franciscan order. History The convent and the church date to the origins of Venice in the early Middle Ages, founded, according to a legend, by the :it:Zancaruol, Zancaruol family. The site stood at a strategic point for the nascent Republic of Venice, Venetian power: at the main access to the sea. From here, in 996 and 998, sailed off the first Venetian exped ...
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Lido Di Venezia
The Lido, or Venice Lido ( it, Lido di Venezia), is an barrier island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy; it is home to about 20,400 residents. The Venice Film Festival takes place at the Lido late August/early September. Geography The Lido island is one of the two barrier islands of the Lagoon of Venice; the other is Pellestrina. They form the central part of the coastline of the lagoon on the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula of Cavallino/Punta Sabbioni forms the northern part and the peninsula of Sottomarina forms the southern part. The sea has access to the lagoon through three inlets between the islands and between the islands and the peninsulas. At the northern end of Lido there is the Lido inlet which separates it from Cavallino/Punta Sabbioni and at the southern end there is the Malamocco inlet which separates it from Pellestrina. These two inlets have been dredged to a greater depth to allow big ships through. The Malamocco inlet is the deepest one and is used by c ...
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