List of churches in Venice explained

This is a complete list of churches in Venice classified by "sestiere" in which the city is divided. These are Cannaregio, San Polo, Dorsoduro (including the Giudecca and Isola Sacca Fisola), Santa Croce, San Marco (including San Giorgio Maggiore) and Castello (including San Pietro di Castello and Sant'Elena). It also details the churches on the islands outside Venice.

San Marco

NameCommon NameAffiliationSignificanceCoordinates
Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint MarkSaint Mark's BasilicaRoman CatholicCathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice, situated on Piazza San Marco, example of Byzantine architecture
San BartolomeoRoman Catholic
San BassoDeconsecrated
San BenedettoSan BenetoRoman Catholic
Santa Croce degli ArmeniArmenian Catholic
San FantinRoman Catholic45.4339°N 12.3342°W
Roman Catholic45.4344°N 12.3369°W
San GiulianoSan ZulianRoman Catholic45.4357°N 12.3387°W
San Luca EvangelistaSan LucaRoman Catholic45.4358°N 12.3337°W
Santa Maria del GiglioSanta Maria ZobenigoRoman Catholic45.4325°N 12.3328°W
San MaurizioDeconsecrated45.433°N 12.3316°W
San MoisèRoman Catholic45.4331°N 12.3361°W
San SalvatoreSan SalvadorRoman Catholic45.4366°N 12.3365°W
San SamueleRoman Catholic45.4336°N 12.3281°W
Santo StefanoRoman Catholic45.4332°N 12.3302°W
San VidalDeconsecrated45.4324°N 12.3295°W
Basilica di San Giorgio MaggioreRoman Catholic45.4293°N 12.3431°W

San Polo

NameCommon NameAffiliationSignificanceCoordinates
Santa Maria Gloriosa dei FrariThe FrariRoman Catholic45.4367°N 12.3261°W
Sant'AponalDeconsecrated45.4381°N 12.3319°W
San CassianoRoman Catholic45.4397°N 12.3321°W
San Giacomo di RialtoRoman CatholicPossibly the oldest church in Venice45.4385°N 12.3355°W
San Giovanni EvangelistaRoman Catholic45.438°N 12.326°W
San Pantaleone MartireSan PantalonRoman Catholic45.4356°N 12.3242°W
San PoloRoman Catholic45.4371°N 12.3297°W
San RoccoRoman Catholic45.437°N 12.3253°W
San SilvestroRoman Catholic45.4375°N 12.3334°W
San TomàRoman Catholic45.4362°N 12.3272°W

Santa Croce

NameCommon NameAffiliationSignificanceCoordinates
San Giacomo dall'OrioRoman Catholic45.4401°N 12.3274°W
San Giovanni DecollatoSan Zan DegolàRussian Orthodox45.4417°N 12.3278°W
San Giovanni ElemosinarioRoman Catholic45.4388°N 12.3339°W
Deconsecrated45.435°N 12.3169°W
Santa Maria Mater DominiRoman Catholic45.4397°N 12.3303°W
San Nicolò da TolentinoTolentiniRoman Catholic45.4374°N 12.3221°W
San Simeone PiccoloSan Simeone e GiudaRoman CatholicLast church built in Venice;Tridentine Mass celebrated on Sundays.45.4402°N 12.3224°W
San Simeone ProfetaSan Simeone GrandeRoman Catholic45.4407°N 12.3245°W
San StaeRoman Catholic45.4414°N 12.3306°W

Dorsoduro

Giudecca

Cannaregio

Castello

Islands

San Michele

Murano

Burano

Mazzorbo

Torcello

San Francesco del Deserto

Lido

San Lazzaro degli Armeni

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