The Church of Saint Roch ( it, Chiesa di San Rocco) is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Roch 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 ...

, northern Italy. It was built between 1489 and 1508 by Bartolomeo Bon the Younger, but was substantially altered in 1725. The façade dates from 1765 to 1771, and was designed by

Bernardino Maccarucci Bernardino Maccarucci (c. 1728 – 1798) was an Italian architect, active in his native Venice. He was a pupil of Giorgio Massari, but most of his work in the declining republic was merely in reconstructions and restorations. He helped build t ...

. The church is one of the Plague-churches built in Venice.

St. Roch Roch (lived c. 1348 – 15/16 August 1376/79 (traditionally c. 1295 – 16 August 1327, also called Rock in English, is a Catholic saint, a confessor whose death is commemorated on 16 August and 9 September in Italy; he is especially invoked a ...

, whose

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s rest in the church after their transfer from

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(trad.

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), was declared a patron saint of the city in 1576. Every year, on his

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(16 August), the Doge made a pilgrimage to the church. Near the church is the ''

Scuola Grande di San Rocco The Scuola Grande di San Rocco is a building in Venice, northern Italy. It is noted for its collection of paintings by Tintoretto and generally agreed to include some of his finest work. History The building is the seat of a confraternity establ ...

'', noted for its numerous Tintoretto paintings. It was founded in the 15th century as a confraternity to assist the citizens in time of

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Description

Exterior

The facade is decorated with statues by Giovanni Marchiori. On the left Gerard de Csanád ( Gerardo Sagredo) and Gregorio Barbarigo; On the right, Lorenzo Giustiniani and Pietro Orseolo. In the center above the entrance door: ''San Rocco heals the victims of the plague'' 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 Almost all the sculpture in the church of the Gesuati, Venice is the work of M ...

. San Rocco (Venice) - San Rocco healing the plague victims by Giovanni Morlaiter.jpg, ''San Rocco heals the victims of the plague'' by

San Rocco (Venice) - Statue of Saint Gerard of Csanád.jpg, Saint Gerardo Sagredo San Rocco (Venice) - Statue of Saint Gregorio Barbarigo.jpg, Saint Gregorio Barbarigo San Rocco (Venice) - Statue of Saint Lawrence Giustiniani.jpg, Saint Lorenzo Giustiniani San Rocco (Venice) - Statue of Saint Peter Orseolo.jpg, Saint Pietro Orseolo

Interior

The church interior is notable for its Tintoretto paintings including: *''Annunciation'' and ''St Roch presented to the Pope'' on west wall. *''St. Roch taken to Prison'' (attributed) and ''The Pool of Bethesda'' on south wall of the nave. *''St. Roch curing the plague victims'', ''St. Roch comforted by an Angel'', ''St. Roch in Solitude'' and ''St. Roch healing the Animals'' (attributed) in chancel. *''St. Christopher'' and ''St Martin on Horseback'' by

Pordenone Pordenone (; Venetian and fur, Pordenon) is the main ''comune'' of Pordenone province of northeast Italy in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. The name comes from Latin ''Portus Naonis'', meaning 'port on the Noncello (Latin ''Naon'') River'. ...

hang on north wall of the nave. Also present are a monument to

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(1517) and a statue of St. Roch by Bartolomeo Bon. San Rocco Venezia (Interno).jpg, Interno San Rocco Venezia (Interno) - Cappella maggiore.jpg, Altar by Venturino Fantoni San Rocco Venezia (Interno) - Cappella maggiore - Soffitto.jpg, Dome and the apse were decorated by Il Pordenone San Rocco Venezia (Interno) - Organo di Gaetano Callido.jpg, Organ San Rocco Venezia (Interno) - Cristo scaccia i mercanti dal tempio di Giovanni Antonio Fumiani.jpg, Christ expels the merchants from the temple" of Fumianidi

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