San Geremia is a church in

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, northern

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, located in the ''

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'' of

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. The apse of the church faces the Grand Canal (Venice), between the

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and the Palazzo Flangini. The edifice is popular as the seat of the cult of

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, whose remains are housed inside.

History

The first church was erected here in the 11th century, and was later rebuilt on several occasions. In 1206 it is mentioned to house the remains of St. Magnus of

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(died 670), who had taken refuge in this area from the

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. A first rebuilding was held under doge

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, the new church being consecrated in 1292. The current edifice dates from 1753, designed by Carlo Corbellini; the façade is from 1861. The brickwork bell tower (probably dating from the 12th century) has two thin Romanesque

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s at the base. The church was damaged by Austrian shelling during their successful siege of the city in 1849 during the

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. On 27 June 1998 there was a fire.

Interior

The interior has rather sober walls. The altar and its presbytery are notable, with two statues of ''St. Peter'' and ''St. Jeremy Apostle'' (1798) by Giovanni Ferrari. The altar background has a monochrome fresco by Agostino Mengozzi Colonna depicting ''Two Angels uphold the Globe''. A work by

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(''The Virgin at the Incoronation of Venice by St. Magnus'') decorates the fourth altar. The church contains statuary 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 ...

(''Madonna of the Rosary'') and

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(''Immaculate Conception''). The church is object of pilgrimages and wide devotion for the presence of the relics of

, which were carried here in 1861 when the nearby church dedicated to her was demolished. In 1955

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, future Pope John XXIII and then Patriarch of Venice, had a silver mask put on the saint's face to protect it from dust. The saint's body was stolen on November 7, 1981, but was restored in December of the same year without any ransom. The police discovered the relics outside Venice in a nylon bag on her Feastday, Dec. 13.

Gallery

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San Geremia (Venice) Sebastiano Santi - Cristo crocifisso tra i Ss. Agostino, Lorenzo Giustiniani, Antonio di Padova, e Gaetano da Thiene.jpg, ''Crucifixion with Saints'' by

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San Geremia (Venice) G.B. Mengardi Sacra Famiglia.jpg, ''Holy family'' by

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San Geremia (Venice) Francesco Maggiotto Morte di San Giuseppe 1805.jpg, ''Death of St Joseph'' by

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San Geremia (Venice) Santa Lucia.jpg, Relics of St. Lucia

External links

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