San Stae is a church in central

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 ...

, in the

sestiere A (plural: ) is a subdivision of certain Italian towns and cities. The word is from (‘sixth’), so it is thus used only for towns divided into six districts. The best-known example is the ''sestieri'' of Venice, but Ascoli Piceno, Genoa, M ...

of Santa Croce. San Stae 2

San Stae, an abbreviation for

Saint Eustachius Saint Eustace (Latinized Eustachius or Eustathius, Greek Εὐστάθιος Πλακίδας ''Eustathios Plakidas'') is revered as a Christian martyr. According to legend, he was martyred in AD 118, at the command of emperor Hadrian. Eust ...

, was founded at the beginning of the 11th century and reconstructed in the 17th century, and has a main facade (1709) on the

Grand Canal of Venice The Grand Canal ( it, Canal Grande ; vec, Canal Grando, anciently ''Canałasso'' ) is a channel in Venice, Italy. It forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city. One end of the canal leads into the lagoon near the Santa Lucia ...

, constructed by Domenico Rossi, and richly decorated with statuary by

Giuseppe Torretto Giuseppe Torretto or Torretti (1661 in Pagnano – 1743 in Venice) was an Italian sculptor of statues and intaglios. Mainly working in Venice, statues by him can be found in the churches of Santa Maria Formosa, I Gesuiti, Santa Maria di Nazar ...

, Antonio Tarsia, Pietro Baratta, and

Antonio Corradini Antonio Corradini (19 October 1688 – 12 August 1752) was an Italian Rococo sculptor from Venice. He is best known for his illusory veiled depictions of human body, where the contours of the face and bodies beneath the veil are discernible. Bo ...

. The interior has a tomb for the

Mocenigo family The House of Mocenigo was a Venetian noble family of Lombard Dalmatian origin. Many of its members were doges, statesmen, and soldiers. Notable members * Tommaso Mocenigo (1343-1423), ''doge'' 1414-1423 * Pietro Mocenigo, ''doge'' from 14 ...

. The right wall contains altars with works by

Niccolò Bambini Niccolò Bambini (1651–1736) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance and early-Baroque periods. Biography He was born in Venice in 1651, and first studied under Giulio Mazzoni at Venice. To this period belong the ceiling of the church o ...

Giuseppe Camerata Giuseppe Camerata (1718–1803) was an Italian miniaturist painter and engraver. Biography He was born at Frascati or at Venice, the son of G. Camerata, a painter of some reputation, and studied under Gregorio Lazzarini. He learned the technique ...

, and

Antonio Balestra Antonio Balestra (12 August 1666 – 21 April 1740) was an Italian painter of the Rococo period. Biography Born in Verona, he first apprenticed there with Giovanni Zeffio. By 1690 he moved to Venice, where he worked for three years under Anto ...

. The three chapels on the left house works by

, Pietro Baratta, Francesco Migliori, and

Jacopo Amigoni Jacopo Amigoni (ca. 1685 – September 1752), also named Giacomo Amiconi, was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period, who began his career in Venice, but traveled and was prolific throughout Europe, where his sumptuous portraits ...

. The roof of the presbytery has a ceiling decorated with a large canvas by Bartolomeo Letterini, while the walls have canvases by Giuseppe Angeli and small canvases dedicated to the Apostles, including a ''Martyrdom of St. Bartholemew'' (1721) (right lower) by a young

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 ...

; ''The Martyrdom of Saint Thomas'' by Giambattista Pittoni, a ''Martyrdom of St. James the Greater'' by

Giambattista Piazzetta Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (also called Giambattista Piazzetta or Giambattista Valentino Piazzetta) (February 13, 1682 or 1683 – April 28, 1754) was an Italian Rococo painter of religious subjects and genre scenes. Biography Piazzetta was ...

; and a ''Liberation of St. Peter'' by

Sebastiano Ricci Sebastiano Ricci (1 August 165915 May 1734) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque school of Venice. About the same age as Piazzetta, and an elder contemporary of Tiepolo, he represents a late version of the vigorous and luminous Cortonesqu ...

(left lower). The sacristy contains a ''Death of Christ'' by

Pietro della Vecchia Pietro della Vecchia, Pietro della Vècchia or Pietro Vècchia, formerly incorrectly called Pietro MuttoniBernard Aikema. "Vecchia, Pietro della."Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 5 March 2018 (Vicenza, 1603 &nda ...

and a ''Trajan orders Sant'Eustachio to pray to the idols'' by Giambattista Pittoni. Giovanni Battista Pittoni - The Torture of St Thomas - WGA17976

Sources

Chorus Venezia entry

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— The 11th International Architecture Exhibition {{DEFAULTSORT:Stae Roman Catholic churches completed in 1709 Roman Catholic churches in Venice 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Baroque architecture in Venice 1709 establishments in Italy

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