San Biagio
San Biagio is a church dedicated to Saint Blaise, in the sestiere of Castello in Venice, northern Italy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: Italian church in Venice
- Also known as: “Chiesa di San Biagio dei Marinai”, “Ex Chiesa di San Biagio”, and “San Biagio, Venice”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maritime history museum and Doge’s Palace.
Maritime history museum
Museum
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The Museo Storico Navale is a naval history museum located in the Castello district of Venice, near the Venetian Arsenal. The museum was established by the Regia Marina in 1919.
Doge’s Palace
Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 800 metres west of San Biagio.
Venetian Arsenal
Photo: Sergey Ashmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Venetian Arsenal is a complex of former shipyards and armories clustered together in the city of Venice in northern Italy. Owned by the state, the Arsenal was responsible for the bulk of the Venetian Republic's naval power from the Late Middle Ages to the early modern period. Venetian Arsenal is situated 400 metres northeast of San Biagio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castello and San Marco.
Castello
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Castello is one of six sestieri that make up Venice.
San Marco
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San Marco is the central district of Venice. 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.
San Polo
San Biagio
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Venice, Metropolitan Venice, Veneto, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.4325° or 45° 25′ 57″ northLongitude
12.35028° or 12° 21′ 1″ eastLevels
5Open location code
8FQJC9M2+24OpenStreetMap ID
way 138803212OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q533409
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Venetian—“San Biagio” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣伯拉削堂”
- Dutch: “San Biagio, Venice”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سان بياجيو”
- French: “église San Biagio”
- French: “Église San Biagio”
- French: “San Biasio”
- German: “San Biagio”
- Greek: “Άγιος Βλάσιος Βενετίας”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Biagio”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Biagio”
- Venetian: “San Biasio ai Forni”
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