The church was first built in 1076 to the request of the Elia family and later rebuilt in 1105 following its destruction in a major fire. It suffered the same fate in the second half of the 17th century, and was rebuilt with a single nave and a facade that faces a small calle. Some attribute the design to Baldassare Longhena while others to Giuseppe Benoni.
The church was closed for worship in 1810 under the Napoleonic dominion and used for different purposes (particularly as a warehouse); it was liberated by the patriarch Giacomo Monico in subsequent years and donated to
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