The Chiesa di San Benedetto (Church of Benedict of Nursia, Saint Benedict) is a Roman Catholic church in Venice, northern Italy. Generally known as San Beneto in the Venetian dialect, the church faces the square named after it, the Campo San Beneto. It was founded in the 11th century and rebuilt in 1685.
San Beneto is a ''vicariale'' (subsidiary) church of the parish of San Luca, Venice, San Luca.
Works of art
* ''A Priest recommended to the Virgin by St Benedict'' and ''St Benedict with John the Baptist and the Virtues'' by Sebastiano Mazzoni located over the doors to either side of the high altar.
* ''St Sebastian tended by the Holy Women'' by Bernardo Strozzi located on the south wall.
* ''San Francesco di Paola'' by Giambattista Tiepolo located on the north wall.
San Beneto - Corte Tron (Venice).jpg, Bell tower (on the side alley ''Corte Tron'')
Sebastiano Mazzoni - St Benedict Presents Pasqualino Daneli to the Virgin - WGA14728.jpg, ''St Benedict Presents Pasqualino Daneli to the Virgin'' (Sebastiano Mazzoni)
References
San Beneto Churches in Venice
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1685
Roman Catholic churches in Venice, Benedetto
11th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
1685 establishments in Italy
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