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''This page is an overview of all the convents in Venice. For a typical convent, see [[Convent]].''
Convents, or "conventi" in Italian, often accompanied the churches located on the islands of the lagoon.  There are 59 convents on located in Venice, excluding the islands of the lagoon.  Only eight of these convents still actively house monastic orders.  Today, many of these convents have been secularized and reused as less individuals are joining monastic orders.  Among the reused convents include both the [[Convent of the Frari]] and the [[Convent of Saint Giovanni e Paolo]] (both pictured below), which once housed the largest monastic orders in Venice, the Franciscans and Dominicans. 
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Convents
Location of all convents in the city of Venice (excluding the Lagoon Islands)
Convents of Venice
Total Number of Convents 59
Total Number in Cannaregio 9
Total Number in Castello 19
Total Number in Dorsoduro 13
Total Number in San Marco 6
Total Number in San Polo 1
Total Number in Santa Croce 3
Active Convents 8

This page is an overview of all the convents in Venice. For a typical convent, see Convent.

Convents, or "conventi" in Italian, often accompanied the churches located on the islands of the lagoon. There are 59 convents on located in Venice, excluding the islands of the lagoon. Only eight of these convents still actively house monastic orders. Today, many of these convents have been secularized and reused as less individuals are joining monastic orders. Among the reused convents include both the Convent of the Frari and the Convent of Saint Giovanni e Paolo (both pictured below), which once housed the largest monastic orders in Venice, the Franciscans and Dominicans.

History

Map