Santa Giustina, Venice

Church of Santa Giustina
Basic information
Location Venice, Italy
Geographic coordinates Coordinates: 45°26′17″N 12°20′46″E / 45.43806°N 12.34611°E / 45.43806; 12.34611
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Province Venice
Year consecrated deconsecrated
Architectural description
Architect(s) Baldassare Longhena
Architectural type Church
Architectural style Baroque
Completed 1677

Santa Giustina di Venezia is a deconsecrated, former Roman Catholic church building in the sestiere of Castello, Venice.

History

It was initially rebuilt in the second half of the 15th century by Augustinian nuns. The Convent was suppressed in 1896. The façade is garlanded with Istrian marble, and was initially commissioned by the procurator of St. Mark, Giovanni Soranzo, who asked Baldassare Longhena to design and rebuild the church in a Baroque-style in 1636-77.

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/9/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.