The writings on this site are split into several categories, but they’re all listed here together, chronologically, newest first.
The categories are articles, blog posts, lists and translations from various sources.
Almost everything is cross-referenced by names of persons and institutions, by location, and even by bibliography. There is also a glossary of Venetian terms with references.
The podcast and newsletter are on the Venetian Stories website.
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Churches on Burano, Torcello, Mazzorbo
List of all churches on the islands of Burano, Torcello, Mazzorbo — consecrated, deconsecrated and demolished.
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Churches on Murano
List of all churches on the island of Murano — consecrated, deconsecrated and demolished.
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Patriarchs of Grado and Venice
The complete list of the Patriarchs of Grade, Patriarchs of Grado in Venice, and Patriarchs of Venice, since 717 until today
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Bishops of Venice
The complete list of Bishops of Olivolo and Bishops of Venice from 775 to the unification into the Patriarchy of Venice in 1451
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Podestà and Mayors of Venice
Complete list of all Podestà, Mayors and commissioners of the Municipality of Venice, from the start of the 1800s until today
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Doges of Venice
The complete list of the 120 Doges of Venice from Paoluccio Anafesto in 697 to Ludovico Manin in 1797
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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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San Francesco del Deserto
San Francesco del Deserto, in the Venetian lagoon, is home to a Franciscan monastery since 1228, with only some short interruptions.
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Sestiere San Marco
The Sestiere San Marco is the central part of the city, bounded by the Grand Canal on three sides and a line from the Rialto to the Doge’s Palace on the last. It is one of the smallest of the sestieri, but probably the most important. The vicinity to the economic centre at Rialto and…
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Stumbling stones
Today several stumbling stones were placed in Venice, one of them in memory of Elia Gino Musatti in Salizada dei Greci in Venice