San Beneto
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| Church of San Beneto | |
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| Location | Venice, Italy |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
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| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Completed | 1685 |
The Chiesa di San Benedetto (Saint Benedict) is a church in Venice, northern Italy. Generally known as San Beneto in the Venetian dialect, it is on the Campo San Benedetto in Venice. It was founded in the 11th century and rebuilt in 1685.
San Beneto is in the parish of San Luca.
Works of art
- Sebastiano Mazzoni (A Priest recommended to the Virgin by St Benedict and St Benedict with John the Baptist and the Virtues over the doors to either side of the high altar)
- Bernardo Strozzi (St Sebastian tended by the Holy Women on the south wall)
- Giambattista Tiepolo (San Francesco di Paola on the north wall)
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