Demolished churches
 Demolished Churches in Venice | |
| Total Number of Demolished Churches | 35 |
|---|---|
| Total Number in Cannaregio | 4 |
| Total Number in Castello | 11 |
| Total Number in Dorsoduro | 4 |
| Total Number in San Marco | 5 |
| Total Number in San Polo | 5 |
| Total Number in Santa Croce | 2 |
| Total Number on Giudecca | 4 |
In Venice, each individual island was founded with a church on the landmass. However, over time many of the churches were demolished due to neglect, suppression from the government, lack of support or catastrophic fire. At some of these sites there are clues that indicate that there was a church standing in the area in the past, but most of the evidence has been erased from the original location.
History
Churches in Venice were demolished for various reasons, mainly to make room for modern urban expansion or military related use during the reign of Napoleon. For example, major projects including the public gardens and the Santa Lucia train station required the demolition of multiple churches on the island. While Napoleon held control of Venice from 1797 to 1866, he demolished many of the smaller and less popular churches to use as barracks and military installations. Unfortunately, many of the churches at the time were in strategic positions for the Austrian navy, so they were converted and eventually demolished when the Austrians left.
Statistics
Most of the churches that were erased from Venice's land were demolished in the years between 1800 and 1830 when the Austrian and French governments were in power. This is illustrated clearly by the graph below which displays the percentage of churches demolished by each government in Venice.
Map
Map containing the known locations of demolished churches
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45.4415,12.32237|Demolished Church of Santa Lucia 45.4402,12.3209|Demolished Church of Corpus Domini 45.443369,12.338643|Demolished Church of Santa Maria dei Crociferi 45.439737,12.339191|Demolished Church of Santa Maria Nuova 45.429597,12.3582|Demolished Church of Sant'Antonio di Castello 45.432178,12.354638|Demolished Church of San Domenico 45.435183,12.35795|Demolished Church of San Nicolò 45.435006,12.356121|Demolished Church of San Daniele Profeta 45.435236,12.342815|Demolished Church of San Provolo 45.434285,12.345849|Demolished Church of San Sepulcro 45.436233,12.343702|Demolished Church of San Severo 45.438187,12.349732|Demolished Church of Santa Maria de la Celestia 45.435183,12.35795|Demolished Church of Santa Maria delle Vergini 45.438448,12.33947|Demolished Church of Santa Marina 45.437302,12.348748|Demolished Church of Santa Ternità 45.430707,12.334706|Demolished Church of Santissima Trinità 45.431005,12.333949|Demolished Church of Chiesa degli Incurabli 45.431017,12.32085|Demolished Church of San Basegio 45.430183,12.33525|Demolished Church of Santa Maria dell'Umilità 45.433611,12.337222|Demolished Church of San Geminiano 45.434167,12.331944|Demolished Church of Sant' Angelo 45.433217,12.337183|Demolished Church of Santa Maria dell'Ascensione (Church of the Templars) 45.435317,12.334167|Demolished Church of San Paterniano 45.434867,12.340867|Demolished Church of Santi Filippo and Giacomo 45.439722,12.328611|Demolished Church of San Boldo 45.438728,12.333358|Demolished Church of San Mattio 45.437712,12.326904|Demolished Church of San Stin 45.43855,12.3282|Demolished Church of Sant' Agostino 45.437569,12.325383|Demolished Church of San Nicolò dei Frari 45.4404,12.316875|Demolished Church of Santa Chiara 45.438359,12.320138|Demolished Church of Santa Croce 45.425321,12.331475|Demolished Church of San Giacomo della Guidecca 45.427648,12.341112|Demolished Church of San Giovanni Battista 45.423803,12.327229|Demolished Church of Sant' Angelo in Giudecca 45.428214,12.320097|Demolished Church of Santi Biagio e Cataldo
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See Also
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Bibliography
- Tassini, Giuseppe. “Edifici di Venezia: distrutti o volti ad uso diverso” Filippi Editore. Venice. page
- Zorzi, Alvise. “Venezia Scomparsa” Mondadori. Venice.2001.