Il campo San Zaccaria

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San Zaccaria field — (Venipedia/Bazzmann)

Modest in size, this camp was an enormously valuable religious centre.
In addition to the church, there was a Benedictine convent that housed the maidens of the highest and noblest Venetian families: there are many rumours and gossip about this place. On the one hand, there are tales of parties and amusements that these young nuns did not miss, but on the other hand, this place is remembered for its strictness and severity, to the point that at night the two entrances to the camp were closed off by gates.

The entrance to the field in the direction of San Provolo is noteworthy for its late-Gothic portal (built by the Bon school), decorated with bas-reliefs depicting San Zaccaria (above) and the Virgin and Child flanked by San Giovanni Battista and San Marco.

The field can also be accessed from the San Zaccaria sotoportego (in the direction of the Riva degli Schiavoni); according to popular narrative, that was the point where the Doge Pietro Tradonico, who went to the church of San Zaccaria for the annual visit, was assassinated by a group of supporters of the party in favor of the

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