San Biagio is a church dedicated to Saint Blaise, in the sestiere of Castello in Venice, northern Italy.
| Church of San Biagio | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Province | Venice |
| Location | |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
  Shown within Venice  San Biagio, Venice (Italy) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 45°25′57″N 12°21′00″E / 45.4325°N 12.3501°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Filippo Rossi |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Baroque |
| Completed | 1752 |
Description and history
editThe church now stands adjacent to the Museo Storico Navale, and is officiated by a military chaplain. Till 1511, this served as the church for the Greek community which had emigrated to Venice after the Fall of Constantinople. It was rebuilt in 1745-1752, likely to plans of Filippo Rossi. The vault was frescoed by Giovanni Scajaro with Saint Blaise in Glory. The altars were transferred here from the church of Sant'Anna. On the left hand wall is a funerary monument with the heart of Archduke Friedrich of Austria (1821–1847). The tomb of Admiral Angelo Emo (died 1792) has a statue (1818) by Giovanni Ferrari.
References
edit- Manno, Antonio (2004). The Rizzoli Art Guides (ed.). The Treasures of Venice. New York: Rizzoli International Publications. p. 214.