Church of San Giovanni in Bragora, Castello, Venice
San Giovanni in Bragora
Venice, Italy
The church where Vivaldi and Pope John Paul II were baptised
Images: Didier Descouens San Giovanni in Bragora, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
About
Founded in the early 8th century and renovated several times, the church is where Pietro Barbo, future Pope Paul II, was baptised and also Antonio Vivaldi (in 1678). It’s thought that Vivaldi’s family lived close to the church at the time.
The current appearance dates from the last renovation (1475-1505), which kept the basilica plan but added a brickwork façade in local late-Gothic style and a façade divided into three sections.
Paintings inside include works by Cima da Conegliano (Baptism of Christ, 1492 and St. Helena and Constantine at the Cross, 1501-1503) and Alvise Vivarini.
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WATER BUS STOP
San Marco (S. Zaccaria), 4 minutes
WALKING FROM
St Mark’s Square, 9 minutes
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Mon – Sat: 9am-12am / 3pm-7.15pm,
Sun: 3pm-7pm (from June to August 4pm-7pm)
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