San Samuele

San Samuele is a church in , northern . It is located in the eponymous campo near and . The facade is set back on the campo, but faces and is visible from the Grand Canal.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in Venice, Italy
  • Also known as: “San Samuele, Venice”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palazzo Grassi and Gallerie dell’Accademia.

Museum
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is a building in the Venetian Classical style located on the Grand Canal of Venice, between the Palazzo Moro Lin and the campo San Samuele.

Museum
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The Gallerie dell'Accademia is a museum gallery of pre-19th-century art in , northern Italy. It houses the Leonardo da Vinci drawing The Vitruvian Man, which can only be exposed for a few weeks every six years for conservation reasons. is situated 250 metres south of San Samuele.

Theater building
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Teatro is a historic opera house in , Italy. It is one of "the most famous and renowned landmarks in the history of Italian theatre" and in the history of opera as a whole. is situated 430 metres east of San Samuele.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dorsoduro and San Marco.

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is one of the six historic sestieri of , , located in the southern part of the city and known for its relatively firm terrain that earned it the name meaning "hard back" or "hard ridge" in Italian, distinguishing it from the more marshy areas of the lagoon.

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is the central district of . It is home to many of Venice's major points of interest, and consequently can be extremely crowded with tourists, especially during the day when cruise ships unload their passengers.

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is one of six sestieri that make up . Covering 86 acres along the Grand Canal, it is one of the oldest parts of the city, having been settled before the 9th century.

San Samuele

Latitude
45.43362° or 45° 26′ 1″ north
Longitude
12.32831° or 12° 19′ 42″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
8FQJC8MH+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138841723
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
12689566
Wiki­data ID
Q1895574
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Venetian—“San Samuele” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣撒慕尔堂”
  • Czech: “kostel sv. Samuela”
  • Dutch: “San Samuele”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس صموئيل”
  • French: “église Saint-Samuel de Venise”
  • French: “Église Saint-Samuel de Venise”
  • Georgian: “ვენეციის წმინდა სამოელის ეკლესია”
  • German: “San Samuele”
  • German: “Das Kirchlein bei San Samuele.” (historical)
  • Hebrew: “סן סמואלה”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Samuele”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Samuele”
  • Polish: “Kościół San Samuele”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Samuel (Venecia)”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Samuel”
  • Venetian: “Céxa de San Samuel”
  • Venetian: “Ceza de San Samuel”

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