San Beneto

The Chiesa di San Benedetto is a Roman Catholic church in , northern . Generally known as San Beneto in the Venetian dialect, the church faces the square named after it, the Campo San Beneto.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in Venice, Italy

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include La Fenice and Rialto Bridge.

Theater building
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Teatro is a historic opera house in , Italy. It is one of "the most famous and renowned landmarks in the history of Italian theatre" and in the history of opera as a whole. is situated 240 metres southeast of San Beneto.

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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 380 metres northeast of San Beneto.

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 500 metres east of San Beneto.

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 of the six sestieri of , occupying the northwest part of the main islands. The district includes the Piazzale Roma, home to Venice's bus station and car parks, and around which is the only area of the city in which cars can travel.

San Beneto

Latitude
45.43565° or 45° 26′ 8″ north
Longitude
12.33238° or 12° 19′ 57″ east
Inception
1685
Open location code
8FQJC8PJ+7X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 166171823
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q3585318
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“San Beneto” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣本笃堂”
  • Czech: “kostel San Beneto”
  • Dutch: “San Beneto”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سان بينيتو”
  • French: “église San Beneto”
  • French: “Église San Beneto”
  • German: “San Beneto”
  • Italian: “chiesa dei Santi Benedetto Abate e Scolastica Vergine”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Beneto”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Beneto”
  • Russian: “Церковь Сан-Бенето (Венеция)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Сан-Бенето”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Benito (Venecia)”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Benito”

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