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San Giorgio Maggiore

History

....and in 982 the island was given to rhe Benedictine order by the Doge Tribune Memmo to a Benedictine monk, Giovanni Morosini,. who had returned from Spain(It was the Morosini family who were given responsibility for an altar in Palladio's church 600 years later) . The Benedictines then founded a monastery there, but in 1223 an earthquake caused extensive damage. [all the buildings on the island were destroyed by an earthquake.][better ref for earthquake needed]

The church and monastery were [rebuilt] repaired after the earthquake and the church was remodelled in the 15th century. .................

authority needed re earlier church

The Choir appears to have been designed in essentials by Palladio before his death and was built between 1580 and 1589.

The façade ..........

Paintings in the church

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  The Last Supper by Tintoretto
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  The Fall of Manna by Tintoretto
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  Entombment of Christ by Tintoretto
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  Madonna enthroned with Saints by Sebastiano Ricci
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  Risen Christ & St Andrew with Morosini family by Tintoretto
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  Adoration of the Shepherds by Jacopo Bassano
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  Miracle of the immobility of Sta Lucia by Leandro Bassano

Campanile It was ascended by easy ramps and there is now also a lift. There is a fine view across Venice from the top.[insert picture]

Interior quote Ruskin, Boucher p.165 also Goy'

References

Boucher, Bruce : Andrea Palladio. The Architect in his Time. (Abbeville Press, 1998)

Honour, Hugh: The Companion Guide to Venice. (2nd edition. 1977)

Howard,Deborah: The Architectural History of Venice. (Yale University Press. 2nd edition 2002)

Perocco, Guido & A.Salvadori: Civilta di Venezia Vol 1: Le Origini e il medio evo