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Church in Venice, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore (English: Church of the Most Holy Redeemer), commonly known as Il Redentore, is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church located on Giudecca (island) in the sestiere of Dorsoduro, in the city of Venice, Italy.
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer | |
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Il Redentore | |
Location | Venice, Italy |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Active |
Consecrated | 1592 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Andrea Palladio |
Style | Renaissance |
Groundbreaking | 1577 |
Completed | 1592 |
Specifications | |
Length | 75 meters (246 ft) |
Width | 30 meters (98 ft) |
Nave width | 20 meters (66 ft) |
It was designed by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio and built as a votive church to thank God for the deliverance of the city from a major outbreak of the plague. The construction started in 1577 by Palladio and finished after his death in 1580 by his foreman Antonio da Ponte, who followed Palladio's original designs. Located on the waterfront of the Canale della Giudecca, it dominates the skyline of the island of Giudecca. The location of Il Redentore was carefully planned in accordance with already existing Palladio's church San Giorgio Maggiore and Palazzo Flangini Fini[1]. It is a member of the Chorus Association of Venetian churches and contains a number of paintings by artists including Tintoretto, Paolo Veronese and Francesco Bassano.
Since its completion and up until modern times Il Redentore serves as a main cite for the civic celebration of the Feast of the Redeemer, which occurs on the third Sunday every July.