San Sebastiano, Venice

Chiesa di San Sebastiano
Church of San Sebastiano
Facade
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
Year consecrated1562
StatusActive
Location
LocationDorsoduro, Venice, Italy
San Sebastiano, Venice is located in Venice
San Sebastiano, Venice
Shown within Venice
San Sebastiano, Venice is located in Italy
San Sebastiano, Venice
San Sebastiano, Venice (Italy)
Geographic coordinates45°25′55″N 12°19′12″E / 45.432°N 12.320°E / 45.432; 12.320
Architecture
Architect(s)Antonio Abbondi
TypeChurch
StyleRenaissance
Groundbreaking1506
Completed1548
Bell tower and apse.

The Chiesa di San Sebastiano (English: Church of Saint Sebastian) is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church located in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the Italian city of Venice. The church houses a cycle of paintings by the artist Paolo Veronese, as well as paintings by Tintoretto and Titian. The church is a member of the Chorus Association of Venetian churches. It stands on the Campo di San Sebastiano by the Rio di San Basilio, close to the Giudecca Canal. It is one of the five votive churches in Venice, each one built after the passing of a plague through the city.[1] Following construction, the church was dedicated to a saint associated with the disease; in this case St. Sebastian.

  1. ^ Avery, Harold (February 1966). "Plague churches, monuments and memorials". Proc. R. Soc. Med. 59 (2): 110–116. PMC 1900794. PMID 5906745.