Adjacent bodies of water Venetian Lagoon Adjacent body of water Venetian Lagoon | Region Veneto | |
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Sacred spaces san francesco del deserto
San Francesco del Deserto is an island in the Venetian Lagoon in Véneto, Italy, with a surface of some 4 ha. It is located between Sant'Erasmo and Burano. It houses a minorites convent.
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- Map of San Francesco del Deserto Venice Italy
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Map of San Francesco del Deserto, Venice, Italy
HistoryEdit
The island was frequented since Roman times. In 1220, St. Francis landed here at his return from the Holy Land during the Fifth Crusade, and founded a hermitage here. After his death, the island was given to the Minorites by the Venetian patrician Jacopo Michiel, a relative of the patriarch of Grado, Angelo Barozzi, to found a convent.
During the Austrian rule of Venice the island, abandoned due to its unhealthy characteristics, was used as a powder depot. In 1858 it was donated to the diocese of Venice, who allowed the friars to refound a convent here.
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