San Cassiano, Venice

Local nameSan Cassiano
LocationSan Polo, Venice, Italy

San Cassiano is a 14th-century Roman Catholic church located in the San Polo sestiere of the Italian city of Venice. A church has stood on the site since 726 with the present building dedicated to Saint Cassian of Imola being consecrated in 1376 and re-modelled during the 17th century. It has a plain exterior with several adjacent buildings overlapping it. Its interior however is richly decorated in a Baroque style.

The church is located on the Campo San Cassiano, site of the world's first public opera house, west of the Rialto Bridge and is open to visitors Tuesday-Saturday mornings.The church houses three paintings by the Italian artist Tintoretto, including The Crucifixion of Christ painted in 1568 which the art critic John Ruskin described as, "the finest in Europe".

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Cassiano,_Venice

Address 1758 Calle del Campaniel, Venezia 30125, Italy

Coordinates 45°26'22.978" N 12°19'55.724" E

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