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Location
  
Venice, Italy

Completed
  
1685

Architectural style
  
Baroque architecture

Architectural type
  
Church

Opened
  
1685

Affiliation
  
Catholic Church

San Beneto

Address
  
Campo S. Beneto, ., 30100 Venezia, Italy

Province
  
Metropolitan City of Venice

Similar
  
Santa Maria della Fava, San Silvestro - Venice, San Samuele - Venice, San Fantin - Venice, San Luca - Venice

The Chiesa di San Benedetto (Saint Benedict) is a Roman Catholic 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.

Works of art

  • A Priest recommended to the Virgin by St Benedict and St Benedict with John the Baptist and the Virtues by Sebastiano Mazzoni located over the doors to either side of the high altar.
  • St Sebastian tended by the Holy Women by Bernardo Strozzi located on the south wall.
  • San Francesco di Paola by Giambattista Tiepolo located on the north wall.

    • References

    San Beneto Wikipedia
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