Chiesa di San Pietro di Castello
The Chiesa di San Pietro di Castello (Church of St Peter), on the Olivolo island, was the seat of the Bishop of Venice, and later the Patriarch of Venice, and therefore one of the most important churches of Venice.
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Scuola della Passione — School of the Passion — Grevembroch 2-62
“Scuola della Passione” (School of the Passion) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Churches in Venice
List of all churches Venice — consecrated, deconsecrated and demolished.
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Festa delle Marie
The “Festa delle Marie” celebrating the liberation of brides abducted by pirates, was an important event in medieval Venice.
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S. Pietro — Curiosità Veneziane
“S. Pietro (Parrocchia, Campo, Ponte di)” from Curiosità Veneziane by Giuseppe Tassini
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Sestiere Castello
The Sestiere Castello is the easternmost of the six sestieri of Venice, and the largest and populous.
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The past in the present
In Venice past and present is intertwined, for the residents as much as for the tourists. It is one of the great attractions of Venice.