The Chiesa di San Nicolò da Tolentino, commonly known as the Tolentini, is a church in the sestiere of Santa Croce in

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, northern

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. It lies in a Campo of the same name and along the Rio dei Tolentini, near the Giardino Papadopoli.

History

The

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arrived in

in 1527 after the Sack of Rome. The church dedicated to Saint

Nicholas of Tolentino Nicholas of Tolentino, OSA (, c. 1246September 10, 1305) known as the "Patron of Holy Souls", was an Italian Catholic Christian mysticism, mystic who is invoked as an advocate for the souls in Purgatory, especially during Lent and the month of ...

was begun in 1590 by

Vincenzo Scamozzi Vincenzo Scamozzi (2 September 1548 – 7 August 1616) was an Italians, Italian architect and a writer on architecture, active mainly in Vicenza and Republic of Venice area in the second half of the 16th century. He was perhaps the most importan ...

."Church of San Nicola da Tolentino", Camera di Commercio di venezia
/ref> The relationship between Scamozzi and his patrons was stormy, and the church was finally completed only in 1714. It is a large church with a huge freestanding Corinthian

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, the only one in Venice, designed by Andrea Tirali. The Tolentini is a parish church of the Vicariate of San Polo-Santa Croce-Dorsoduro. The church contains the tomb of Doge

Giovanni I Corner Giovanni I Corner or Cornaro (Venice, 11 November 1551 – Venice, 22 December 1629) was the 96th Doge of Venice from 4 January 1625 until his death in 1629. Early years, 1551–1625 He was the son of Marcantonio Cornaro and Cecilia Giustinia ...

, Francesco Corner, Giovanni II Corner, and

Paolo Renier Paolo Renier (21 November 1710 – 13 February 1789) was a Venetian statesman, the 119th Doge of Venice, and penultimate, from 1779 until his death. He was a noted orator, and served as ambassador to the Ottoman Empire and to Austria. His el ...

. The baroque organ was constructed by Pietro Nacchini in 1754. Annexed to the church was the monastery, now site of the architecture university of Ca’ Foscari. In 1966

Carlo Scarpa Carlo Scarpa (2 June 1906 – 28 November 1978) was an Italian architect and designer. He was influenced by the materials, landscape, and history of Venetian culture, as well as those of Japan. Scarpa translated his interests in history, regiona ...

worked on creating an entrance for the institute.

Works of art

San Nicola da Tolentino (Venice) Interno.jpg, San Nicola da Tolentino San Nicola da Tolentino (Venice) - Gloria di San Gaetano di M. Bortoloni.jpg, Ceiling by Mattia Bortoloni The high altar is by

Baldassare Longhena Baldassare Longhena (1598 – 18 February 1682) was an Italian architect, who worked mainly in Venice, where he was one of the greatest exponents of Baroque architecture of the period. His style is characterized by monumentality, skillful use of l ...

. In 1627,

Johann Liss Johann Liss or Jan Lys ( or 1597 – 1629 or 1630) was a leading German Baroque painter of the 17th century, active mainly in Venice. Biography Liss was born in Oldenburg (Holstein) in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. After an initial education in ...

painted a large altarpiece, the ''Inspiration of Saint Jerome'' to the left of chancel. In 1629

Bernardo Strozzi Bernardo Strozzi, named il Cappuccino and il Prete Genovese (c. 1581 – 2 August 1644), was an Italian Baroque painter and engraver. A canvas and fresco artist, his wide subject range included History painting, history, Allegory, allegorica ...

painted ''St Lawrence Giving Alms'' for the chancel. The funereal monument of the

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, Giovan Francesco Morosini (d.1678) in the chancel, was completed by the Genovese sculptor

Filippo Parodi Filippo Parodi (1630 – 22 July 1702) was an Italian sculptor of the Baroque period, "Genoa's first and greatest native Baroque sculptor". Biography Filippo Parodi was born in Genoa into a family of sculptors. His father, Giovanni Battista, w ...

References

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