Santo Stefano is a

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

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-style parish church in

Belluno Belluno (; ; ) is a town and province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Located about north of Venice, Belluno is the Capital (political), capital of the province of Belluno and the most important city in the Eastern Dolomites region. W ...

, region of

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History

The first church at the site was dedicated to ''Santa Maria della Gracie'', but rededicated and built in 1486. The main altarpiece depicting a ''Baptism of Jesus'' is by followers of

Titian Tiziano Vecellio (; 27 August 1576), Latinized as Titianus, hence known in English as Titian ( ), was an Italian Renaissance painter, the most important artist of Renaissance Venetian painting. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near Belluno. Ti ...

. Along the nave are canvases by

Cesare Vecellio Cesare Vecellio (c. 1521 – c. 1601) was an Italian draftsman and painter of the Renaissance, active in Venice. He was the cousin of the painter Titian. Like Titian, he was born in Cadore in the Veneto. He accompanied Titian to Augsburg ...

depicting ''Abraham, Melchisedec and the Venetian Podesta Marcantonio Cornaro''; attributed to

Leonardo Corona Leonardo Corona (1561–1605) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Venice. Born in Murano. For the church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice, he painted an ''Annunciation''; while for Santo Stefano, he painted an ...

is a ''Mannah in the Desert with Podesta Marco Giustiniano''; and the presbytery has two life-size angels sculpted in wood by

Andrea Brustolon Andrea Brustolon (20 July 1662 – 25 October 1732) was an Italian sculptor in wood. He is known for his furnishings in the Baroque style and devotional sculptures. Biography He was trained in a vigorous local tradition of sculpture i ...

. Some of the works were moved here from other suppressed churches. The altarpiece dedicated to St Anthony Abbot was painted by

Nicolò de Stefani Nicolò () is an Italian male given name. Another variation is Niccolò, most common in Tuscany. It may refer to: * Nicolò Albertini, statesman * Nicolò Amati, luthier * Nicolò Barella, Italian footballer * Nicolò Barattieri, Italian engineer ...

. The altar of the Virgin of the Rosary has a crucifix by Brustoloni and paintings by Francesco Frigimelica. Other works include: ''Carrying the Cross'' and a ''Deposition from the Cross'' by Antonio Lazzarini. The piazza in front, once displayed a

sarcophagus A sarcophagus (: sarcophagi or sarcophaguses) is a coffin, most commonly carved in stone, and usually displayed above ground, though it may also be buried. The word ''sarcophagus'' comes from the Greek language, Greek wikt:σάρξ, σάρξ ...

of a Roman cavalry officer, Caius Flavius Hostilius found under the choir of the present church.Un Solo Giorno a Belluno, Memoria del Conte Florio Miari
by Florio Miari, Stamperia Deliberali, Belluno, 1842, page 24-25. The sarcophagus is now on display in the civic museum of

Palazzo Crepadona The Palazzo Crepadona is a medieval palace, presently used as a cultural center including a civic library (Biblioteca Civica di Belluno) and display halls in the historic center of Belluno, region of Veneto, Italy. Description The abandoned palace ...

References

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