San Beneto
Encyclopedia
The Chiesa di San Benedetto (Saint Benedict
) is a church in Venice
, northern Italy
. Generally known as San Beneto in the Venetian dialect, it is on the Campo San Benedetto in Venice
. It was founded in the 11th century and rebuilt in 1685.
San Beneto is in the parish of San Luca.
Benedict of Nursia
Saint Benedict of Nursia is a Christian saint, honored by the Roman Catholic Church as the patron saint of Europe and students.Benedict founded twelve communities for monks at Subiaco, about to the east of Rome, before moving to Monte Cassino in the mountains of southern Italy. There is no...
) is a church in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, northern Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. Generally known as San Beneto in the Venetian dialect, it is on the Campo San Benedetto in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
. It was founded in the 11th century and rebuilt in 1685.
San Beneto is in the parish of San Luca.
Works of art
- Sebastiano MazzoniSebastiano MazzoniSebastiano Mazzoni was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.Born in Florence, he trained in that city during 1632-33 in the studio of Baccio del Bianco. He then moved to Venice in 1648, and stayed there till his death. He painted a somewhat unusual Annunciation with a hovering ghostly angel...
(A Priest recommended to the Virgin by St Benedict and St Benedict with John the Baptist and the Virtues over the doors to either side of the high altar) - Bernardo StrozziBernardo StrozziBernardo Strozzi was a prominent and prolific Italian Baroque painter born and active mainly in Genoa, and also active in Venice.-Biography:Strozzi was born in Genoa. He was probably not related to the other Strozzi family....
(St Sebastian tended by the Holy Women on the south wall) - Giambattista Tiepolo (San Francesco di Paola on the north wall)