| Isola di San Michele | |||||
| Map: | Venetian Lagoon | ||||
| Coordinates: | 45.447°N 12.347°W | ||||
| Waterbody: | Venetian Lagoon | ||||
| Country: | Italy | ||||
| Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Region | ||||
| Country Admin Divisions 1: | Veneto | ||||
| Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | Province | ||||
| Country Admin Divisions 2: | Province of Venice | ||||
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| Footnotes: | Click on the map for a fullscreen view | ||||
The Island of San Michele (it|isola di San Michele, pronounced as /it/; vec|ìxoła de San Michièl) is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, Veneto, northern Italy. The island contains San Michele in Isola, a Roman Catholic church, as well as the San Michele Cemetary, Venice’s principal cemetery. It is associated with the sestiere of Cannaregio, from which it lies a short distance northeast.
Along with neighbouring San Cristoforo della Pace, the island was a popular place for local travellers and fishermen to land. Mauro Codussi's Chiesa di San Michele in Isola of 1469, the first Renaissance church in Venice, and a monastery lie on the island, which also served for a time as a prison.
The island has served as the principal cemetery of Venice since 1807.