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Revision as of 13:44, 15 December 2013
 Demolished Churches in Venice | |
| Total Number of Demolished Churches | 35 |
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| 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|Santa Lucia 45.4402,12.3209|Corpus Domini 45.443369,12.338643|Santa Maria dei Crociferi 45.439737,12.339191|Santa Maria Nuova 45.429597,12.3582|Sant'Antonio di Castello 45.432178,12.354638|San Domenico 45.435183,12.35795|San Nicolò 45.435006,12.356121|San Daniele Profeta 45.435236,12.342815|San Provolo 45.434285,12.345849|San Sepulcro 45.436233,12.343702|San Severo 45.438187,12.349732|Santa Maria de la Celestia 45.435183,12.35795|Santa Maria delle Vergini 45.438448,12.33947|Santa Marina 45.437302,12.348748|Santa Ternità 45.430707,12.334706|Santissima Trinità 45.431005,12.333949|Chiesa degli Incurabli 45.431017,12.32085|San Basegio 45.430183,12.33525|Santa Maria dell'Umilità 45.433611,12.337222|San Geminiano 45.434167,12.331944|Sant' Angelo 45.433217,12.337183|Santa Maria dell'Ascensione (Church of the Templars) 45.435317,12.334167|San Paterniano 45.434867,12.340867|Santi Filippo and Giacomo 45.439722,12.328611|San Boldo 45.438728,12.333358|San Mattio 45.437712,12.326904|San Stin 45.43855,12.3282|Sant' Agostino 45.437569,12.325383|San Nicolò dei Frari 45.4404,12.316875|Santa Chiara 45.438359,12.320138|Santa Croce 45.425321,12.331475|San Giacomo della Guidecca 45.427648,12.341112|San Giovanni Battista 45.423803,12.327229|Sant' Angelo in Giudecca 45.428214,12.320097|Santi Biagio e Cataldo
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See Also
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