San Geremia is a church in
Venice
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, northern
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, located in the ''
sestiere'' of
Cannaregio
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Isola di San Michele, the historic cemetery island, ...
. The apse of the church faces the Grand Canal (Venice), between the
Palazzo Labia and the
Palazzo Flangini. The edifice is popular as the seat of the cult of
Saint Lucy of
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, whose remains are housed inside.
History
The first church was erected here in the 11th century, and was later rebuilt on several occasions. In 1206 it is mentioned to house the remains of
St. Magnus of
Oderzo (died 670), who had taken refuge in this area from the
Lombards.
A first rebuilding was held under doge
Sebastiano Ziani, the new church being consecrated in 1292. The current edifice dates from 1753, designed by Carlo Corbellini; the façade is from 1861. The brickwork bell tower (probably dating from the 12th century) has two thin
Romanesque mullioned windows at the base.
The church was damaged by Austrian shelling during
their successful siege of the city in 1849 during the
First Italian War of Independence
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.
On 27 June 1998 there was a fire.
Interior
The interior has rather sober walls. The altar and its
presbytery are notable, with two statues of ''St. Peter'' and ''St. Jeremy Apostle'' (1798) by Giovanni Ferrari. The altar background has a monochrome fresco by
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depicting ''Two Angels uphold the Globe''. A work by
Palma the Younger
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 ...
(''The Virgin at the Incoronation of Venice by St. Magnus'') decorates the fourth altar. The church contains statuary by
Giovanni Maria Morlaiter
Giovanni Maria Morlaiter (15 February 1699 – 22 February 1781) was an Italian sculptor of the Rococo or late-Baroque, active mainly in his native Venice.
Biography
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(''Madonna of the Rosary'') and
Giovanni Marchiori Giovanni may refer to:
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(''Immaculate Conception'').
The church is object of pilgrimages and wide devotion for the presence of the relics of
Saint Lucy, which were carried here in 1861 when
the nearby church dedicated to her was demolished. In 1955
Angelo Roncalli
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, future Pope John XXIII and then Patriarch of Venice, had a silver mask put on the saint's face to protect it from dust.
The saint's body was stolen on November 7, 1981, but was restored in December of the same year without any ransom. The police discovered the relics outside Venice in a nylon bag on her Feastday, Dec. 13.
Gallery
San Geremia (Venice) view from Grand canal.jpg, Church San Geremia from Grand Canal
San Geremia (Venezia) Altar.jpg, Interior
San Geremia (Venice) Font.jpg, Font
San Geremia (Venice) Left organo.jpg, Left organ
San Geremia (Venice) Right organo.jpg, Right organ
San Geremia (Venice) Agostino Ugolini- Deposizione di Cristo dalla croce.jpg, ''Deposition'' by Agostino Ugolini
Agostino Ugolini (1758– January 8, 1824) was an Italian painter, active in a late-Baroque and early-neoclassic style.
He was born in Verona, and studied under Giovanni Battista Burato. In 1775, he was elected academic of the Academy of Fine Art ...
San Geremia (Venice) Sebastiano Santi - Cristo crocifisso tra i Ss. Agostino, Lorenzo Giustiniani, Antonio di Padova, e Gaetano da Thiene.jpg, ''Crucifixion with Saints'' by Sebastiano Santi
Sebastiano Santi (1788–1866) was an Italian painter, active both in oil and frescoes.
He was born in Murano and trained at the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice under Teodoro Matteini. His works are to be found in the Venetian churches. He ...
San Geremia (Venice) G.B. Mengardi Sacra Famiglia.jpg, ''Holy family'' by Giovanni Battista Mengardi
Giovanni Battista Mengardi, or Giambattista Mengardi (7 October 1738, in Padua – 28 August 1796, in Venice) was an Italian painter and art restorer.
Life and work
He had his first art lessons in Padua; continuing in Venice, where he was able to ...
San Geremia (Venice) Francesco Maggiotto Morte di San Giuseppe 1805.jpg, ''Death of St Joseph'' by Francesco Maggiotto
Francesco Fedeli, nicknamed Francesco Maggiotto or also il Maggiotto (1738 – 13 September 1805) was an Italian painter from Venice.
Life
Francesco Maggiotto was the son of Domenico Fedeli, with whom he shared the nickname "Maggiotto"; in t ...
San Geremia (Venice) Santa Lucia.jpg, Relics of St. Lucia
External links
Churches of Venice
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Roman Catholic churches completed in 1753
18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
Roman Catholic churches in Venice
Baroque architecture in Venice