Places of worship

It is said that the history of the monastery began in 1688 thanks to a bequest to the Church of Santo Donadoni (in the church there is a plaque showing the debt of gratitude for the donation), which allowed the Hermit nuns of the Rule of St.

Before it passed to the Jesuits, this place of worship was in the hands of the Crucifers in about 1200, as were a monastery and a hospital.

The church was rebuilt around the middle of the 18th century on a design by Giorgio Massari and dedicated to Santa Maria della Visitazione.

The convent, the part of the complex to be built first, was built towards the end of the 15th century at the behest of the Benedictine nun of the noble family Marina Celsi, former abbess of the monastery of Sant'Eufemia on the island of Mazzorbo.

It takes its name from the Roman order of the Discalced Carmelite friars who settled in the lagoon in 1633 and bought the land in 1649.

The church and monastery of the Holy Spirit were built in the second half of the 15th century to give refuge and protection to some Augustinian nuns thanks to the commitment of the nun of Santa Caterina Maria Caroldo, helped by her brother Girolam

There are two legends that trace the origins of the church back to the 10th century: the first tells us that it was founded by the Bishop of Treviso, Count and Marquis of the Mestre estate, while the other associates the dedication to the saint wi

The church, often confused with the homonymous temple located on the island of Mazzorbo, was built in the 11th century by Augustinian monks - called "Sacchini" or "Sacchiti" because of the clothes they wore -, who also built the adjoining monaster

Elena Celsi, widow of Marco Vioni, with a testament dated January 2, 1409, donated her house, which stood next to the Sepulcher bridge, to give refuge to the poor and pilgrims going to the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.

The church of the Holy Trinity - and the adjacent monastery - were built between the 11th and 12th centuries in the Dorsoduro district, in the last stretch of the Grand Canal that flows into the San Marco Basin.

Of very ancient origins, the place of worship - now disappeared - already existed from the 10th century together with a reception house for pilgrims who went to Palestine, both named after San Biagio and Cataldo, built thanks to the support of the

The area where the State Police Headquarters is now based was originally one of the numerous islands that made up the Venice of the most ancient periods.