Santa Maria della Pietà
The church of Santa Maria della Pietà or della Visitazione is a prominent church in the sestiere of Castello in Venice, Italy. It is sited on the Riva degli Schiavoni, a short walk from the Doge's Palace.Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Venice, Italy
- Also known as: “Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pieta”, “Santa Maria della Pieta”, and “Santa Maria della Pietà, Venice”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Doge’s Palace and Bridge of Sighs.
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 360 metres west of Santa Maria della Pietà.
Bridge of Sighs
Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bridge of Sighs is a bridge in Venice, Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars, passes over the Rio di Palazzo, and connects the New Prison to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace. Bridge of Sighs is situated 320 metres west of Santa Maria della Pietà.
San Zaccaria
Church
Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of San Zaccaria is a 15th-century former monastic church in central Venice. It is a large edifice located in the Campo San Zaccaria, just off the waterfront to the southeast of Piazza San Marco and St Mark's Basilica. San Zaccaria is situated 120 metres northwest of Santa Maria della Pietà.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castello and San Marco.
Castello
Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castello is one of six sestieri that make up Venice.
San Marco
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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
Santa Maria della Pietà
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Venice, Metropolitan Venice, Veneto, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.43419° or 45° 26′ 3″ northLongitude
12.34495° or 12° 20′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8FQJC8MV+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 138803298OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q1559661
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Venetian—“Santa Maria della Pietà” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Санта Марыя дэля П’ета”
- Chinese: “圣玛利亚痛苦之母堂”
- Croatian: “Chiesa della Pietà”
- Czech: “kostel sv. Marie Milosrdné”
- Dutch: “Chiesa della Pietà”
- Dutch: “Santa Maria della Pietà”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانتا ماريا ديلا بيتا”
- French: “Chiesa della Pietà”
- French: “église de la Pietà”
- French: “Église de la Pietà”
- German: “La Pietà”
- German: “Santa Maria della Pietà”
- Italian: “chiesa della Pietà”
- Italian: “Chiesa della Pietà”
- Italian: “Santa Maria della Pietà”
- Italian: “Santa Maria della Visitazione”
- Polish: “kościół Matki Bożej Miłosierdzia”
- Polish: “kościół Nawiedzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny”
- Polish: “Kościół Santa Maria della Pietà w Wenecji”
- Polish: “kościół Santa Maria della Pietà”
- Polish: “La Pietà”
- Polish: “Santa Maria della Pietà”
- Polish: “Santa Maria della Visitazione”
- Romanian: “Biserica Santa Maria della Pietà din Veneția”
- Russian: “Церковь Ла-Пьета”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Chiesa della Pietà”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de la Piedad (Venecia)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de la Piedad”
- Ukrainian: “Церква Ла-П’єта”
- Venetian: “Céxa de ła Pietà”
- Venetian: “Ceza de ła Pietà”
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