La chiesa di San Marcuola.

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A place of worship whose origins, according to tradition, are still shrouded in mystery. Certainly the location is privileged, being one of the few churches reflected in the Grand Canal.

Exiting Campo San Marcuola, how can one not be captivated by the view of two of the few remaining Fonteghi, that of the Turks and that of Megio?

Popular belief believes that the church of Saints Ermagora and Fortunato, transformed into "San Marcuola" in the Venetian dialect, was built on an island called Lemeneo between the 9th and 10th centuries by some refugees who fled from the mainland into the lagoon to save themselves from the Lombard invasion.

The church was razed to the ground by a strong earthquake and subsequent fire and rebuilt by the economic intervention of the Memmo and Lupanizza families.

The news about the church is unknown and complicated but it is believed that it was entrusted to some nu

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