San Michele in Isola
San Michele in Isola is a Catholic church, located on the Isola di San Michele, a small islet sited between Venice and Murano, which once sheltered a Camaldolese monastery, but now houses the main cemetery of the city.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Isola di San Michele and Doge’s Palace.
Isola di San Michele
Islet
The Island of San Michele is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, Veneto, northern Italy. The island contains San Michele in Isola, a Catholic church, as well as the San Michele Cemetery, Venice’s principal cemetery.
Doge’s Palace
The Doge's Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice in northern Italy. The palace included government offices, a jail, and the residence of the Doge of Venice, the elected authority of the former Republic of Venice. Doge’s Palace is situated 1½ km south of San Michele in Isola.Piazza San Marco
Square
Piazza San Marco, often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as la Piazza. Piazza San Marco is situated 2 km south of San Michele in Isola.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murano and Cannaregio.
Murano
Murano is an island town, about 1.5 km north of Venice, in northern Italy and is considered part of Venice. It can be considered a slightly cheaper base from which to explore Venice.Cannaregio
Cannaregio is one six sestieri that make up Venice. For many travellers, it's the first part of Venice they enter, since Venezia Santa Lucia railway station, the main railway station, is here.San Michele in Isola
- Type: Church
- Description: Roman Catholic church on the Isola di San Michele, Venice, northern Italy
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Venice, Metropolitan Venice, Veneto, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.4491° or 45° 26′ 57″ north
Longitude
12.34703° or 12° 20′ 49″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
8FQJC8XW+JR
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OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Venetian—“San Michele in Isola” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “岛上圣弥额尔堂”
- Czech: “kostel sv. Michaela na Isole”
- Dutch: “Chiesa di San Michele in Isola”
- Dutch: “San Michele in Isola”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سان ميشيل فى ايزولا”
- Esperanto: “Sankta Miĥaelo en Isola”
- French: “église San Michele in Isola”
- French: “Église San Michele in Isola”
- German: “San Michele in Isola”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Michele di Murano”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Michele in Isola”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Michele in Isola”
- Italian: “San Michele di Murano”
- Japanese: “サン・ミケーレ・イニーゾラ教会”
- Japanese: “聖ミカエル教会(サン・ミケーレ・イン・イゾッラ)”
- Polish: “Kościół San Michele in Isola”
- Russian: “Сан-Микеле-ин-Изола”
- Slovenian: “San Michele in Isola”
- Swedish: “San Michele in Isola”
- Ukrainian: “Сан-Мікеле-ін-Ізола”
- Venetian: “Céxa de San Micèl in Ixoła”
- Venetian: “Ceza de San Micèl in Ìzoła”
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