San Giacomo di Rialto is a church in the
sestiere
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of
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 ...
,
Venice
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, northern
Italy
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. The addition of ''
Rialto
The Rialto is a central area of Venice, Italy, in the ''sestiere'' of San Polo. It is, and has been for many centuries, the financial and commercial heart of the city. Rialto is known for its prominent markets as well as for the monumental Rialto ...
'' to the name distinguishes this church from its namesake
San Giacomo dell'Orio
The Chiesa di San Giacomo dall'Orio ( vec, Céxa de San Giacomo de l’Orio) (or San Giacomo Apostolo - Saint James the Apostle) is a church located in the ''sestiere'' (quarter) of Santa Croce in Venice, northern Italy.
The origin of the chu ...
found in the sestiere of
Santa Croce, on the same side of the
Grand Canal.
It has a large 15th-century clock above the entrance, a useful item in the Venetian business district but regarded as a standing joke for its inaccuracy.
The
Gothic
Gothic or Gothics may refer to:
People and languages
*Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes
**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
**Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...
portico is one of the few surviving examples in Venice. It has a
Latin cross
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plan with a central dome. Inside, the Veneto-Byzantine capitals on the six columns of ancient Greek marble date from the 11th century.
History
According to tradition, San Giacomo is the oldest church in the city, supposedly consecrated in the year 421. Although documents exist mentioning the area but not the church in 1097, the first document citing the church dates from 1152. It was rebuilt in 1071, prompting the establishment of the Rialto market with bankers and money changers in front of the church. The system with the "bill of exchange" was introduced here, as clients went with such a bill of exchange with a credit inscribed from one banker to another.
In 1503, it survived a fire which destroyed the rest of the area, and was restored from 1601 by order of
Doge
A doge ( , ; plural dogi or doges) was an elected lord and head of state in several Italian city-states, notably Venice and Genoa, during the medieval and renaissance periods. Such states are referred to as " crowned republics".
Etymology
The ...
Marino Grimani
Marino Grimani (c.1489–1546) was an Italian Cardinal and papal legate. He was from an aristocratic Venetian family.
He was elected bishop of Ceneda in 1508, when he was under age. He was patriarch of Aquileia in 1517.
He was created Cardin ...
. Works included raising of the pavement to counter the
acqua alta
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The peaks reach their maximum in the Venetian Lagoon, where they cause partial flooding of Venice and Chioggia; flood ...
.
Gallery
San Giacomo di Rialto.jpg, Clock with one hand, divided into 24 hours.
San Giacomo Di Rialto - il campanile e la cupola visti da sud-est.jpg, The bell tower and the dome
San Giacomo di Rialto (interno).jpg, Interior view
San Giacomo di Rialto altarpiece.jpg, Altarpiece
San Giacomo di Rialto - Annunciazione by Marco Vecellio.jpg, Annunciazione by Marco Vecellio
ceiling San Zanipolo
Marco Vecellio (1545–1611) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period. He was also called Marco di Tiziano, since he was Titian's nephew.
He was born and active mainly in Venice. He accompanied his distinguished unc ...
See also
* : a nearby statue of a crouching man
References
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Roman Catholic churches in Venice
16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
Gothic architecture in Venice
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1601
1601 establishments in Italy