Plague Epidemic (1575-77)
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Superintendents for the avoidance of superfluous expenses
The Republic of Venice had a magistracy of “Superintendents and regulators for the avoidance and regulation of superfluous expenses.”
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Festa del Redentore
The Festa del Redentore has been celebrated in Venice since 1577, to mark the end of the disastrous plague epidemic of 1575-77.