San Giovanni Grisostomo

San Giovanni Grisostomo is a small church in the sestiere or neighborhood of , Venice. The church was founded in 1080, destroyed by fire in 1475, then rebuilt starting in 1497 by Mauro Codussi and his son, Domenico.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church
  • Also known as: “San Giovanni Grisostomo, Venice”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Teatro Malibran and Piazza San Marco.

Theater building
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The , known over its lifetime by a variety of names, beginning with the Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo after the nearby church, is an opera house in which was inaugurated in 1678 with a production of the premiere of Carlo Pallavicino's opera Vespasiano.

Square
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, often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of , Italy, where it is generally known just as la Piazza. is situated 550 metres south of San Giovanni Grisostomo.

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The Doge's Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of 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. is situated 600 metres southeast of San Giovanni Grisostomo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Marco and San Polo.

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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.

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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 Grisostomo

Latitude
45.43916° or 45° 26′ 21″ north
Longitude
12.33726° or 12° 20′ 14″ east
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8FQJC8QP+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138804284
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q915746
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“San Giovanni Grisostomo” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “església de Sant Joan Crisòstom”
  • Catalan: “San Giovanni Grisostomo”
  • Chinese: “圣金口若望堂”
  • Czech: “kostel sv. Jana Chrysostoma”
  • Czech: “kostel sv. Jana Zlatoústého”
  • Dutch: “Kerk San Giovanni Grisostomo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سان جيوفانى جريسوستومو”
  • French: “église San Giovanni Grisostomo”
  • French: “Église San Giovanni Grisostomo”
  • German: “San Giovanni Crisostomo”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Giovanni Crisostomo”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Giovanni Grisostomo”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Giovanni Grisostomo”
  • Persian: “سن جیووانی کریسوستومو”
  • Polish: “Kościół San Giovanni Crisostomo w Wenecji”
  • Romanian: “Biserica San Giovanni Crisostomo din Veneția”
  • Russian: “Сан-Джованни Кризостомо”
  • Russian: “Сан-Джованни-Кризостомо”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev sv. Janeza Zlatousta, Benetke”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Juan Crisostomo”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Juan Crisóstomo”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Juan Crisóstomo”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rio San Giovanni Grisostomo and Corte Prima del Milion.

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