Place of worship of ancient origins (now demolished and replaced by the railway station), some believe it could date back to shortly after the year one thousand while others, including Sansovino, trace it back to the end of the 13th century. Certainly, the titration to Santa Lucia took place in 1280. When the Venetians sacked Constantinople, they appropriated the body of Santa Lucia and took it to Venice; this relic initially found space on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore and was then moved to this area.
A first restoration took place in the 14th century and its consecration
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