San Giovanni Grisostomo (English: Saint

John Chrysostom John Chrysostom (; ; – 14 September 407) was an important Church Father who served as archbishop of Constantinople. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and p ...

) is a small church in the ''

sestiere A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the title of (). Formed a ...

'' or neighborhood of

Cannaregio Cannaregio () is the northernmost of the six historic ''sestieri of Venice''. It is the second largest ''sestiere'' by land area and the largest by population, with 13,169 people . Isola di San Michele, the historic cemetery island, is associate ...

, Venice. The church was founded in 1080, destroyed by fire in 1475, then rebuilt starting in 1497 by

Mauro Codussi Mauro Codussi (1440–1504) was an Italian architect of the early-Renaissance, active mostly in Venice. The name is also rendered as ''Coducci''. He was one of the first to bring the classical style of the early renaissance to Venice to replace th ...

and his son, Domenico. Construction was completed in 1525. The

bell tower A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Such a tower commonly serves as part of a Christian church, and will contain church bells, but there are also many secular bell to ...

dates from the late 16th century. The interior is based on a Greek

cross A cross is a religious symbol consisting of two Intersection (set theory), intersecting Line (geometry), lines, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of t ...

design. Behind the façade are hung two canvasses, formerly organ doors, by Giovanni Mansueti depicting Saints

Onuphrius Onuphrius (also Onoufrios; ) lived as a hermit in the desert of Upper Egypt in the 4th or 5th centuries. He is venerated as Saint Onuphrius in both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Catholic churches, as Venerable Onuphrius in Eastern Orthodoxy, a ...

, Agatha,

Andrew Andrew is the English form of the given name, common in many countries. The word is derived from the , ''Andreas'', itself related to ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "c ...

and John Chrysostom. Onuphrius was the co-titular patron saint who was revered by the confraternity of the ''Tentori'' (dyers of fabrics, covers, and sheets). In 1516, a relic of the saint, his finger, was donated to this church. The chapel on the right has the painting '' Saints Christopher, Jerome and Louis of Toulouse'' (1513) by

Giovanni Bellini Giovanni Bellini (; c. 1430 – 29 November 1516) was an Italian Renaissance painter, probably the best known of the Bellini family of Venetian painters. He was raised in the household of Jacopo Bellini, formerly thought to have been his father, ...

. On the left rear the chapel of the

Rosary The Rosary (; , in the sense of "crown of roses" or "garland of roses"), formally known as the Psalter of Jesus and Mary (Latin: Psalterium Jesu et Mariae), also known as the Dominican Rosary (as distinct from other forms of rosary such as the ...

or Madonna della Grazie has an altarpiece of '' Saints John Chrysostom, John the Baptist, John the Evangelist, Theodore, Mary Magdalene, Lucy and Catherine'' by

Sebastiano del Piombo Sebastiano del Piombo (; – 21 June 1547) was an Italian painter of the High Renaissance and early Mannerism, Mannerist periods, famous as the only major artist of the period to combine the colouring of the Venetian School (art), Venetian scho ...

, commissioned by Caterina Contarini. On the wall of the apse is a series of canvases on the life of Saint John Chrysostom and Christ. On the high altar is a relief of the

Deposition from the Cross Deposition may refer to: * Deposition (law), taking testimony outside of court * Deposition (politics), the removal of a person of authority from political power * Deposition (university), a widespread initiation ritual for new students practiced ...

. To the left is the chapel built for Giacomo Bernabò, with sculptural design by Codussi. The marble altarpiece of the

Coronation of the Virgin A coronation ceremony marks the formal investiture of a monarch with regal power using a crown. In addition to the crowning, this ceremony may include the presentation of other items of regalia, and other rituals such as the taking of special ...

(1500–1502) was completed by

Tullio Lombardo Tullio Lombardo (c. 1455 – November 17, 1532), also known as Tullio Solari, was an Italian Renaissance sculptor. He was the brother of Antonio Lombardo and son of Pietro Lombardo. The Lombardo family worked together to sculpt famous Catholic ...

. Ceiling: God the Father, fresco by

Giuseppe Diamantini Giuseppe Diamantini (1621–11 November 1705) was an Italian painter and printmaker of the Baroque period, active mainly in Venice. Some sources cite varying dates for his life span including 1660–1722. Biography He was born in Fossombrone. His ...

. San Giovanni Grisostomo (interno).jpg, Internal view Crisostomo del piombo.jpg, Altarpiece by Sebastiano del Piombo Bellini, Sts Christopher, Jerome and Louis of Toulouse.jpg, Bellini: ''Saints Christopher, Jerome and Louis of Toulouse'' San Giovanni Grisostomo (interno) - pala marmorea di Tullio Lombardo.jpg,

God the Father, fresco, church San Giovanni Crisostomo, by Giuseppe Diamantini in Venice.jpg, ''God the Father'', fresco by

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