The Chiesa di San Polo is a Catholic church in

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

, dedicated to the

Apostle Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

. It gives its name to the

San Polo San Polo ( vec, San Poło) is the smallest and most central of the six sestieri of Venice, northern Italy, covering 86 acres (35 hectares) along the Grand Canal. It is one of the oldest parts of the city, having been settled before ...

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of the city.

Exterior

The current

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church dates from the 15th century, but a church has stood on the site since the 9th century and the south doorway, possibly by

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, survives from this church. The

campanile A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Such a tower commonly serves as part of a Christian church, and will contain church bells, but there are also many secular bell tower ...

, standing detached from the church, was built in 1362. Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - Gate.jpg, The Gothic gate on the ''Salita San Polo''. Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) -abside.jpg, the apse Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - Campanile, il leone di sinistra.jpg, Lion (left), twelfth century, base of campanile Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - Campanile, il leone di destra.jpg, Lion (right), twelfth century, base of campanile

Interior

The interior has a ship's keel roof and was restored in 1804 by

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. On the left wall near the entrance is a ''Last Supper'' by

Jacopo Tintoretto Tintoretto ( , , ; born Jacopo Robusti; late September or early October 1518Bernari and de Vecchi 1970, p. 83.31 May 1594) was an Italian painter identified with the Venetian school. His contemporaries both admired and criticized the speed with ...

, while the first altarpiece on the left, is attributed to his studio. Other walls have canvases by Paolo Piazza (''St Silvester baptizes Emperor Constantine'' and ''St Paul Preaching''; by

Jacopo Guarana 225px, ''Allegory of the virtues Mocenigo'', 1787 Jacopo Guarana (October 28, 1720 – April 18, 1808) was a Venetian painter of the late Baroque period who was born in Verona. He was active mainly in Venice and its mainland territories. In ...

(''Sacred Heart''). The altar of the absidal chapel on the left has a ''Marriage of the Virgin'' by

Paolo Veronese Paolo Caliari (152819 April 1588), known as Paolo Veronese ( , also , ), was an Italian Renaissance painter based in Venice, known for extremely large history paintings of religion and mythology, such as ''The Wedding at Cana'' (1563) and ''The ...

. The presbytery has canvases by

Palma il Giovane Iacopo Negretti (1548/50 – 14 October 1628), best known as Jacopo or Giacomo Palma il Giovane or simply Palma Giovane ("Young Palma"), was an Italian painter from Venice and a notable exponent of the Venetian school. After Tintoretto's death ...

including ''St Peter and the Keys'', the ''St Paul at Tarsus'', and a ''Temptation of St Anthony Abbot''). Next to the altar are two bronze statues by

Alessandro Vittoria Alessandro Vittoria funerary monument - San Zaccaria, Venice Alessandro Vittoria (1525–1608) was an Italian Mannerist sculptor of the Venetian school, "one of the main representatives of the Venetian classical style" and rivalling Giamb ...

:''St Paul'' and ''St Anthony Abbot''. Among the ceiling paintings are a ''Glory of Angels'' and ''Resurrection'' by

Giandomenico Tiepolo Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (August 30, 1727March 3, 1804) was an Italian painter and printmaker in etching. He was the son of artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and elder brother of Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo. Life history Domenico was born in ...

. His father, Giambattista is thought to be the author of ''Virgin appears to St

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'', commissioned by the King of Poland,

August III Augustus III ( pl, August III Sas, lt, Augustas III; 17 October 1696 5 October 1763) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1733 until 1763, as well as Elector of Saxony in the Holy Roman Empire where he was known as Frederick Augu ...

. Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) interior.jpg, View of nave Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - The Virgin appears to St John of Nepomuk.jpg, The Virgin appears to St John of Nepomuk by

Oratory of the Crucifix

Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - Oratorio del Crocifisso.jpg, Oratory of the Crucifix - general view Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) interior - Glory of the Angels by Giandomenico Tiepolo.jpg, Glory of the Angels by Giandomenico Tiepol Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - Oratorio del Crocifisso - Saints Helena and Macarius by Giandomenico Tiepolo.jpg, Saints Helena and Macarius by Giandomenico Tiepolo Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - Oratorio del Crocifisso - St. Philip Neri by Giandomenico Tiepolo.jpg, St. Philip Neri by Giandomenico Tiepolo Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - Oratorio del Crocifisso - Martyrdom of St John of Nepomuk by Giandomenico Tiepolo.jpg, Martyrdom of St John of Nepomuk by Giandomenico Tiepolo Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - Oratorio del Crocifisso - St Vincent Ferreri preaches to the crowd.jpg, St Vincent Ferreri preaches to the crowd ; VIA CRUCIS by Giandomenico Tiepolo Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - VIA CRUCIS I - Jesus is sentenced to death by Giandomenico Tiepolo.jpg, Jesus is sentenced to death Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - VIA CRUCIS II - Jesus carries his cross by Giandomenico Tiepolo.jpg, Jesus carries his cross Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - VIA CRUCIS III - Jesus falls the first time by Giandomenico Tiepolo.jpg, Jesus falls the first time Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - VIA CRUCIS IV - Jesus meets his mother by Giandomenico Tiepolo.jpg, Jesus meets his mother Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - VIA CRUCIS V - Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross by Giandomenico Tiepolo.jpg, Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - VIA CRUCIS VI - Veronica wipes the face of Jesus by Giandomenico Tiepolo.jpg, Veronica wipes the face of Jesus Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - VIA CRUCIS VII - Jesus falls the second time by Giandomenico Tiepolo.jpg, Jesus falls the second time Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - VIA CRUCIS VIII - Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem who weep by Giandomenico Tiepolo.jpg, Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem who weep Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - VIA CRUCIS IX - Jesus falls the third time.jpg, Jesus falls the third time Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - VIA CRUCIS X - Jesus is stripped of his garments.jpg, Jesus is stripped of his garments Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - VIA CRUCIS XI - Jesus is nailed to the cross.jpg, Jesus is nailed to the cross Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - VIA CRUCIS XII - Jesus dies on the cross.jpg, Jesus dies on the cross Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - VIA CRUCIS XIII - Jesus down from the cross and his body is returned to his mother.jpg, Jesus down from the cross and his body is returned to his mother Chiesa di San Polo (Venice) - VIA CRUCIS XIV - Entombment of Christ by Giandomenico Tiepolo.jpg, Entombment of Christ

Other Works of Art in Church

Giambattista Tiepolo Giovanni Battista Tiepolo ( , ; March 5, 1696 – March 27, 1770), also known as Giambattista (or Gianbattista) Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice who painted in the Rococo style, considered an import ...

(''Virgin appearing to a Saint'' on the north wall of the nave) *

Gian Domenico Tiepolo Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (August 30, 1727March 3, 1804) was an Italian painter and printmaker in etching. He was the son of artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and elder brother of Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo. Life history Domenico was born in V ...

(''Stations of the Cross'', ''Glory of Angels'' and ''Resurrection'' in the Oratory of the Crucifix) *

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(''

Marriage of the Virgin The Marriage of the Virgin is the subject in Christian art depicting the marriage of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. The marriage is not mentioned in the canonical Gospels but is covered in several apocryphal sources and in later redactions, no ...

'' in the north

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External links

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15th-century establishments in Italy

Buildings and structures completed in 1362 Towers completed in the 14th century