San Giovanni Elemosinario

San Giovanni Elemosinario is a church of , northern Italy, dedicated to Saint John the Almsgiver. This church was founded in 1071, and was completely destroyed by the disastrous Rialto fire in 1514.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rialto Bridge and Ca’ d’Oro.

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The is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the in , Italy. Connecting the sestieri of and , it has been rebuilt several times since its first construction as a pontoon bridge in 1173, and is now a significant tourist attraction in the city. is situated 130 metres southeast of San Giovanni Elemosinario.

Museum
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The Ca' d'Oro, or Palazzo Santa Sofia, is a palace on the Grand Canal in , northern . Ca' d'Oro or Cadoro translates to "House of Gold" or "Golden House" in English because of the gilt and polychrome external decorations that once adorned its walls. is situated 250 metres north of San Giovanni Elemosinario.

Church
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is a church in the sestiere of , , northern . The inclusion of in the name distinguishes this church from which is situated in the sestiere of , on the same side of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Polo and San Marco.

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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.

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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 six sestieri that make up . 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 Giovanni Elemosinario

Latitude
45.43867° or 45° 26′ 19″ north
Longitude
12.33456° or 12° 20′ 4″ east
Open location code
8FQJC8QM+FR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1001557907
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q1543347
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“San Giovanni Elemosinario” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣仁慈若望堂”
  • Czech: “kostel sv. Jana Evangelisty”
  • Dutch: “Chiesa di San Giovanni Elemosinario”
  • Dutch: “San Giovanni Elemosinario”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس يوحنا المصدق”
  • French: “San Giovanni Elemosinario”
  • German: “San Giovanni Elemosinario”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Giovanni Elemosinario”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Giovanni Elemosinario”
  • Polish: “Kościół San Giovanni Elemosinario”
  • Russian: “Церковь Сан-Джованни Элемозинарио”

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