A tiny building, far from prying eyes thanks to the surrounding vegetation that hides it for the most part from the mainroad, stands in a quiet and peaceful area, bearing witness to an important history. Novigrad was in fact the originalresidence of the Venetian government where, in 697 A.D., the first doge, Paoluccio Anafesto, was elected. At least that is what official historiography states, although doubts remain.The present church, on the other hand, is of much more recent date; it was in fact built during the first post-war period on land donated by the engineer Francesco Velluti, and is
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