San Geminiano (Venice)
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The church of San Geminiano in Venice existed from 1558 to 1807. It was located on the site of today's Ala Napoleonica ("Napoleon's wing") on the west side of St. Mark's Square .
history
The church was on the west side of St. Mark's Square between the old and the new procuraties . The first plans come from Cristoforo da Legname from 1505, and it was actually built by Jacopo Sansovino from 1557 to 1558. The three-part Renaissance façade had arched windows and Corinthian columns on both sides, the top was formed by a gable and two battlements. Inside was the grave of the builder Jacopo Sansovino.
After the capture of Venice in 1807, Emperor Napoleon ordered the church to be demolished in order to incorporate the west wing into the ensemble of procuraties. This west wing is still called "Ala Napoleonica" today. Sansovino's grave was transferred to the Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute . The high altar is now in the church of San Giovanni di Malta and some other elements were used for the new building of the Chiesa del Nome di Gesù. Others, such as a marble crucifix on the altar of the sacristy, have been lost to this day. The church is said to go back to a previous building from the 6th century, which existed until the early 13th century and was demolished as part of a redesign of St. Mark's Square. The patronage of St. Geminianus also points to old age .
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- ↑ Venice - City in the Lagoon: Ex-Chiesa di San Geminiano accessed on January 5, 2016
Coordinates: 45 ° 26 ′ 1.1 ″ N , 12 ° 20 ′ 13.7 ″ E