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| San Giacomo dell'Orio | |
|---|---|
 San Giacomo dell'Orio in Venice | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Province | Venice |
| Location | |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
  Shown within Venice  San Giacomo dell'Orio (Italy) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 45°26′24.48″N 12°19′38.65″E / 45.4401333°N 12.3274028°E |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 9th century |
The Chiesa di San Giacomo dall'Orio (Venetian: Céxa de San Giacomo de l’Orio) (or San Giacomo Apostolo - Saint James the Apostle) is a church located in the sestiere (quarter) of Santa Croce in Venice, northern Italy.
The origin of the church's name is unknown. Possibilities include being named after a laurel (lauro) that once stood nearby, a version of dal Rio ("of the river"), or once standing on an area of dried-up swamp (luprio). It was founded in the 9th century and rebuilt in 1225. The campanile dates from this period. There have been a number of rebuildings since that time (including a major renovation in 1532) and the ship's keel roof dates from the 14th century. Two of the columns were brought back from the Fourth Crusade, after the sacking of Constantinople.
San Giacomo dall'Orio is a parish church of the Vicariate of San Polo-Santa Croce-Dorsoduro. The other churches in the parish are the churches of San Stae and San Zan Degolà.
San Giacomo dell'Orio was the parish church of the painter Giambattista Pittoni who was buried there in 1767.[1]
- ^ Rowlands, Eliot Wooldridge (1996). The collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: Italian paintings, 1300-1800, p. 384. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art