Province Province of Venice | Architect Matteo Lucchesi | |
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Address Campo San Giovanni Novo, 30100 Castello, Venezia VE, Italy Similar Santa Maria delle Penitenti, Santa Maria del Pianto - V, Palazzo Priuli Manfrin, San Francesco di Paola, San Giuseppe di Castello | ||
San Giovanni Nuovo (also known as San Zan Novo or San Zaninovo) is a Roman Catholic church in the campo of the same name, in the sestiere of Castello.
History
A church at the site was present by the 10th century, but the façade, which remains mostly incomplete, was rebuilt in 1762 using designs by Matteo Lucchesi.
The interior has a nave defined by corinthian columns. There are two lateral chapels. The main altar has a canvas depicting St John Evangelist Martyred by boiling in cauldron of oil by Francesco Maggiotto. It is flanked by two smaller paintings, a Sacrifice of Abraham and of Melchisedech, painted by Fabio Canal. In the second lateral chapel is a 14th-century polychrome wood crucifix. The bell-tower dates from the earlier church.
References
San Giovanni Nuovo, Venice Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA