San Rocco, Venice

Church of Saint Roch
Chiesa di San Rocco

Facade of the Chiesa di San Rocco.
Basic information
Location Venice, Italy
Geographic coordinates 45°26′13.1″N 12°19′30.94″E / 45.436972°N 12.3252611°E / 45.436972; 12.3252611Coordinates: 45°26′13.1″N 12°19′30.94″E / 45.436972°N 12.3252611°E / 45.436972; 12.3252611
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Year consecrated 1508
Status Active
Architectural description
Architect(s) Bartolomeo Bon
Architectural type Church
Architectural style Renaissance
Groundbreaking 1489
Completed 1771
Specifications
Length 40 metres (130 ft)
Width 20 metres (66 ft)

The Church of Saint Roch (Italian: Chiesa di San Rocco) is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Roch in Venice, northern Italy. It was built between 1489 and 1508 by Bartolomeo Bon the Younger, but was substantially altered in 1725. The façade dates from 1765 to 1771,[1] and was designed by Bernardino Maccarucci. The church is one of the Plague-churches built in Venice.[2]

St. Roch, whose relics rest in the church after their transfer from Voghera (trad. Montpellier), was declared a patron saint of the city in 1576. Every year, on his feast day (16 August), the Doge made a pilgrimage to the church.

Near the church is the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, noted for its numerous Tintoretto paintings. It was founded in the 15th century as a confraternity to assist the citizens in time of plague.

Artworks

The church interior is notable for its Tintoretto paintings including:

Also present are a monument to Pellegrino Baselli Grillo (1517) and a statue of St. Roch by Bartolomeo Bon.

Notes

  1. ↑ Allen, Grant (1898). Venice. London: G. Richards. pp. 107–112. ISBN 0-665-05089-5.
  2. ↑ Avery, Harold (February 1966). "Plague churches, monuments and memorials". Proc. R. Soc. Med. 59 (2): 110–116. PMC 1900794. PMID 5906745.

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