Legend has it that San Magno, bishop of Oderzo - the place where he lived as a hermit -, founded eight Venetian churches: Santi Apostoli, San Giovanni in Bragora, Santa Giustina, Santa Maria Formosa, San Pietro di Castello, San Raffaele, San Salvador and San Zaccaria. Initially dedicated to both the Angel Raphael and St. Nicholas, it was later dedicated solely to St. Raphael the Archangel.
Surely the church that we can see today has nothing to do with the original building since, according to tradition, the place of worship was destroyed by three fires, one in 899, one in 1106 and
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