The Chiesa di San Benedetto (Church of
Saint Benedict) is a
Roman Catholic church in
Venice
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, northern
Italy. Generally known as San Beneto in the
Venetian dialect, the church faces the square named after it, the Campo San Beneto. It was founded in the 11th century and rebuilt in 1685.
San Beneto is a ''vicariale'' (subsidiary) church of the parish of
San Luca.
Works of art
* ''A Priest recommended to the Virgin by St Benedict'' and ''St Benedict with John the Baptist and the Virtues'' by
Sebastiano Mazzoni located over the doors to either side of the high altar.
* ''St Sebastian tended by the Holy Women'' by
Bernardo Strozzi located on the south wall.
* ''San Francesco di Paola'' by
Giambattista Tiepolo
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo ( , ; March 5, 1696 – March 27, 1770), also known as Giambattista (or Gianbattista) Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice who painted in the Rococo style, considered an import ...
located on the north wall.
San Beneto - Corte Tron (Venice).jpg, Bell tower (on the side alley ''Corte Tron'')
Sebastiano Mazzoni - St Benedict Presents Pasqualino Daneli to the Virgin - WGA14728.jpg, ''St Benedict Presents Pasqualino Daneli to the Virgin'' ( Sebastiano Mazzoni)
References
San Beneto Churches in Venice
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1685
Benedetto
11th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
1685 establishments in Italy
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