San Martino is a

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church in the sestiere of Castello of

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, northern

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History

The church now stands near the Arsenale, and is officiated by a military chaplain. Initially founded in the 10th century, from 1546 to 1610 it was rebuilt based on a plan by

Jacopo Sansovino Jacopo d'Antonio Sansovino (2 July 1486 – 27 November 1570) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor and architect, best known for his works around the Piazza San Marco in Venice. These are crucial works in the history of Venetian Renaissance archi ...

Description

The facade (1897) was designed by Federico Berchet and Domenico Rupolo. The vault is frescoed with ''Saint Martin in Glory'' 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 ...

, with the

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painted by Domenico Bruni. The walls portray saints and evangelists by Matteo Zais. A funeral monument (1633) to Doge

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was completed by Matteo Carneri. A chapel has a fresco cycle of the ''Glory of the Eucharist'' flanked by ''Sacrifice of Isaac'' and ''Sacrifice of Mechizedek'' on the walls by

Fabio Canal Fabio Canal or Canale (1703 – 5 September 1767) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque era, active mainly depicting history and sacred subjects in his native Venice. Biography He was a follower of Tiepolo. Among his works are the nave cei ...

. The 15th-century altar by

Tullio Lombardo Tullio Lombardo (c. 1455 – November 17, 1532), also known as Tullio Solari, was an Italian Renaissance sculptor. He was the brother of Antonio Lombardo and son of Pietro Lombardo. The Lombardo family worked together to sculpt famous Catholic ...

was brought here from the church of Santo Sepolcro. The sacristy is frescoed with a ''Last Supper'' (1549) and ''Resurrection'' by

Girolamo da Santacroce Girolamo da Santacroce (c. 1480/85 – c. 1556) was a 16th-century Italy, Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Venice and the Venetian mainland.Antonio Zanchi and Domenico Bruni. The organ was constructed by Pietro Nachini and restored by Gaetano Callido. The first altar on the right has a ''St Cecilia and St Lorenzo Giustiniani'' by Giovanni Segala. The church contains the funereal monument of Doge

designed by Mattia Carnero in 1633. The next altar towards the presbytery contains the canvas of ''Holy Family with St Mark and Bishop Foca'' by Giovanni Laudis. The third altar has a ''Madonna in Sorrow'' 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 ...

, next to ''Three angels with symbols of the passion'' and a ''Deposition'' by the same painter. The

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was carved by Sebastiano Messenali (1752), and the small altar by

. There are also a ''St John the Evangelist writes the Apocalyptic Gospels'' by

Matteo Ponzone Matteo Ponzone (17th century) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active between 1630 and 1700 mainly in Venice. He was a pupil of Santo Peranda. Several of his works are in the churches and public buildings of Venice, particularly in S ...

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