San Moisè

San Moisè is a church in the San Marco sestiere in Venice . It is close to St. Mark's Square and the former Teatro San Moisè .

history

The church is first mentioned in Venetian sources in the 8th century. Accordingly, it goes back to a foundation of the Artigeri and Scopari families . Francesco Sansovino dates its foundation to the year 947, but without citing a source. The church has been documented as a parish church since the 13th century .

In 947 the church was rebuilt or rebuilt by the Venetian patrician Moisè Valier, and the church consecrated to St. Victor was renamed after Valier's patron saint Moses . The church, which fell victim to the raging fires in Venice several times, was rebuilt in 1105 and rebuilt from scratch after the fire of 1632 by a foundation of the procurator Vincenzo Fini .

In 1810, the parish of San Moisè was abolished by an edict of Napoleon and incorporated into the parish of San Marco .

Architecture and interior design

The church building is a dark hall with side chapels and a presbytery . The late baroque furnishings with side altars, pulpit, organ parapet and ceiling paintings are almost completely preserved. The various altars and side altars are u. a. decorated with a Pietà by Antonio Corradini from 1732, a foot washing by Tintoretto , a Last Supper attributed to Palma il Giovane and wall paintings by Pellegrini , among others .

In the central nave is the memorial stone of the tomb of John Law , who was buried in the church of San Geminiano, which fell victim to the renovation of St. Mark's Square by Napoleon.

The choir stalls are from the previous building in the 16th century.

facade

The magnificent facade, lavishly decorated with figurines and ornamental decor, is a baroque-theatrical staging in praise of the founder Vincenzo Fini, who is presented with a high-pedestal bust above the main portal. Two other members of the Fini family, also Venetian procurators, are presented with busts above the side portals.

The architect of the facade is Alessandro Tremignon (1635–1711). In 1878 some of the sculptures were removed for static reasons.