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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”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rialto Bridge and Teatro Malibran.

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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 160 metres southwest of San Giovanni Grisostomo.

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.

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
Open location code
8FQJC8QP+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138804284
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
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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