Churches

Discover the secrets of Venetian churches

Churches of Venice are a treasure of cultural heritage, each of them being unique in its history and art.
In this section you will find short presentations on the main churches of Venice. Many of them are open for visits, others look permanently closed or have been deconsacrated and are now used for other purposes. Some of Venetian churches are world-famous, while others are more quite and almost forgotten by visitors.
Romanic, Gothic, Neoclassical or Baroque, Venetian churches are definitely an open art book, delighting visitors’ eyes with their white marbles and intense paintings.
Beside a good guide book and an open spirit ready to be captivated, we recommend to wear always appropriate clothes to visit churches in Venice, as visitors may otherwise be denied access.

  • San Samuele (Church)

    The original building for San Samuele church in Venice dates back to XI century, but this was restaured several times (rebuilt in 1685); last time was only in 1952 (the…

  • San Sebastiano (Church)

     San Sebastiano church in Venice was built in the first half of the XVI century and finally consacrated in 1548. However, a previous church existed here, dedicated to Saint Mary. When…

  • San Silvestro (Church)

     San Silvestro church of Venice is from IX century, although it has been heavily rebuilt due to collapsing and static problems. The today's feature dates back mostly to XIX (while the…

  • San Simeone Grande / San Simeone Profeta (Church)

     San Simeone Grande church is dedicated to San Simeone Profete: therefore, even if the name looks similar to the near San Simeone Piccolo church, this one is not dedicated to…

  • San Simeone Piccolo (Church)

     San Simeone Piccolo (small) church is so-called in order to distinguish it from San Simeone Grande (big) church, not far from it. Those adjectives were probably referring to the size…

  • San Tommaso / San Tomà (Church)

     San Tomà church in Venice is dedicated to Saint Thomas; it dates back to X century but was reconstructed several times in the following centuries. In Middle and Modern Age,…

  • San Trovaso (Church)

     San Trovaso church is actually dedicated to two different saints: Saints Gervasio and Protasio, whose names were confused and finally mixed by the Venetian dialect. San Trovaso as we see…

  • San Vitale (Church)

     San Vitale church in Venice, better known as San Vidal church (in Venetian dialect) was consacrated at the end of the XI century; founded by will of the doge Vitale…

  • San Zaccaria (Church)

    San Zaccaria church in Castello, dedicated to the father of Saint John the Baptist and allegedly hosting his body, is located at a short walking distance from Saint Mark, towards…

  • San Zulian (Church)

    San Zulian church may date back to IX century; however, its current features must be attributed to a XVI century restauration sponsored by Tommaso Rangone. Rangone, a doctor and philologist…