San Giorgio Monastery

The San Giorgio Monastery is a Benedictine monastery in , , located on the island of . It stands next to the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, which serves the monastic community.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: Ex benedictine monastery in Venice, Italy, on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore
  • Also known as: “Abbazia di San Giorgio Maggiore”, “Monasterio benedictino de San Giorgio Maggiore”, “monastero di San Giorgio”, and “San Giorgio Maggiore”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of San Giorgio Maggiore and Doge’s Palace.

Church
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San Giorgio Maggiore is a 16th-century Benedictine…

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The Doge's Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic… is situated 620 metres north of San Giorgio Monastery.

Square
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, often known in English as St Mark's… is situated 690 metres northwest of San Giorgio Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castello and San Marco.

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is one of six sestieri that make up .

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is the central district of .

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is one of six sestieri that make up .

San Giorgio Monastery

Latitude
45.42902° or 45° 25′ 45″ north
Longitude
12.34318° or 12° 20′ 35″ east
Open location code
8FQJC8HV+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138800498
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q3320338
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“San Giorgio Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Monestir de San Giorgio”
  • Chinese: “聖喬治修道院”
  • Dutch: “Kloster San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • French: “monastère de San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • French: “Monastère de San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • German: “Kloster San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Greek: “Μοναστήρι του Σαν Τζόρτζιο Ματζόρε”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר סן ג’ורג’יו”
  • Hungarian: “San Giorgio Maggiore-kolostor”
  • Indonesian: “Biara San Giorgio”
  • Italian: “Complesso monastico di San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Italian: “Monastero di San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Slovenian: “samostan San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de San Giorgio”
  • Swedish: “San Giorgio kloster”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Campanile di San Giorgio Maggiore and Labirinto Borges.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Fondazione Giorgio Cini and San Giorgio.

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