Santa Maria e San Donato
The Church of Santa Maria e San Donato is a religious edifice located in Murano, northern Italy. It is known for its twelfth century Byzantine mosaic pavement and is said to contain the relics of Saint Donatus of Euroea as well as large bones behind the altar said to be the bones of a dragon slain by the saint.- Opening hours:
Monday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: 11:30 AM—5:00 PM - Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in murano
- Also known as: “Church of Santa Maria e San Donato”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Murano Glass Museum and Ponte San Donato.
Murano Glass Museum
Museum
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Murano Glass Museum is a museum on the history of glass, including local Murano glass, located on the island of Murano, just north of Venice, Italy. Murano Glass Museum is situated 100 metres south of Santa Maria e San Donato.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murano and Castello.
Murano
Photo: Abxbay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Murano is an island town, about 1.5 km north of Venice, in northern Italy and is considered part of Venice. It can be considered a slightly cheaper base from which to explore Venice.
Castello
Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castello is one of six sestieri that make up Venice.
Cannaregio
Cannaregio is one six sestieri that make up Venice. For many travellers, it's the first part of Venice they enter, since Venezia Santa Lucia railway station, the main railway station, is here.
Santa Maria e San Donato
- Categories: parish church, minor basilica, building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Venice, Metropolitan Venice, Veneto, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.4575° or 45° 27′ 27″ northLongitude
12.35718° or 12° 21′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8FQJF944+XVOpenStreetMap ID
way 142023249OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q2545358
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Santa Maria e San Donato” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Сабор Санці-Марыя э Даната”
- Catalan: “Santa Maria i Sant Donat”
- Chinese: “圣玛利亚圣多拿狄圣殿”
- Czech: “bazilika sv. Marie a Donáta”
- Dutch: “Santa Maria e San Donato”
- French: “basilique Sainte-Marie-et-Saint-Donat”
- French: “Basilique Sainte-Marie-et-Saint-Donat”
- German: “Basilica di Santi Maria e Donato”
- German: “Basilika St. Marien und St. Donatus”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Santa Maria dan Santo Donatus, Venesia”
- Italian: “Basilica dei Santi Maria e Donato”
- Italian: “Chiesa dei Santi Maria e Donato”
- Italian: “Duomo di Murano”
- Polish: “Bazylika Santi Maria e Donato”
- Russian: “Санта-Мария-э-Донато”
- Russian: “Собор Санти-Мария э Донато”
- Spanish: “basilica de Santa Maria y San Donato”
- Spanish: “basílica de Santa María y San Donato”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Santa María y San Donato”
- Ukrainian: “Собор Санта-Марія е Донато”
- Ukrainian: “Собор Санта-Марія і Донато”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Campo San Donato and Monument to the War Victims.
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