San Michele in Isola

San Michele in Isola
San Michele all'Isola in Venice
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceVenice
Location
LocationVenice, Italy
San Michele in Isola is located in Venice
San Michele in Isola
Shown within Venice
San Michele in Isola is located in Italy
San Michele in Isola
San Michele in Isola (Italy)
Geographic coordinates45°26′57″N 12°20′49″E / 45.44907°N 12.34698°E / 45.44907; 12.34698
Architecture
Completed1469

San Michele in Isola is a Roman Catholic church, located on the Isola di San Michele, a small islet sited between Venice and Murano, which once sheltered a Camaldolese monastery (Italian: Monastero di S. Michele di Murano), but now houses the main cemetery of the city. The monastery was mostly demolished in the 19th century, but the church remains, originally rebuilt starting in 1469. The church is dedicated to Saint Michael (Roman Catholic), the holder of the scales on Judgement Day, a fit guardian of the sleep of the faithful dead. The island cemetery now includes the land of the formerly separate island of San Cristoforo. This church is sometimes referred to as San Michele di Murano, although this islet is separate from islands comprising that town.

View North from Fondamenta Nuova of Venice of San Cristoforo, then San Michele, with Murano in background (1722), by Canaletto
Campanile and north side of the church of San Michele seen from the Venetian Lagoon.