Chorus Association
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The Chorus Association of Venetian Churches (Italian
: Chorus Associazione per le Chiese del Patriarcato di Venezia), often shortened to Chorus Association, is a conservation
organisation working within the city of Venice
in Italy
. It works to safeguard, conserve and restore the artistic, historical and cultural heritage contained within the sixteen Venetian churches that presently constitute its membership.
In 2000, the Cass di Risparmio di Venezia Foundation joined Chorus along with a number of lay persons. The total membership currently stands at nineteen.
Chorus brings together a network of 16 of Venice’s churches (see list below) which between them house more than a thousand works of art. The concept has been defined as an "area museum" and is run such that the latest conservation practices are applied across the network. The project also follows the concept of "conservation through utilisation" whereby the demand from visitors to view the cultural history on offer is translated into self-financing so that maintenance, conservation and valorisation of the history, artwork and heritage can continue to take place.
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: Chorus Associazione per le Chiese del Patriarcato di Venezia), often shortened to Chorus Association, is a conservation
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organisation working within the city of Venice
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in Italy
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. It works to safeguard, conserve and restore the artistic, historical and cultural heritage contained within the sixteen Venetian churches that presently constitute its membership.
Project
Chorus was founded in June 1997, set-up by public act as a non-profit association. Its initial members were the priests and rectors of the thirteen founding churches. It was added to Venice City Council's Register of Associations in August 1997 and in December 1999 the Veneto Region recognised it as a legal entity in accordance with Italian Civil Code.In 2000, the Cass di Risparmio di Venezia Foundation joined Chorus along with a number of lay persons. The total membership currently stands at nineteen.
Chorus brings together a network of 16 of Venice’s churches (see list below) which between them house more than a thousand works of art. The concept has been defined as an "area museum" and is run such that the latest conservation practices are applied across the network. The project also follows the concept of "conservation through utilisation" whereby the demand from visitors to view the cultural history on offer is translated into self-financing so that maintenance, conservation and valorisation of the history, artwork and heritage can continue to take place.
Members
The 16 churches which are presently members of the Chorus Association are:- Church of Santa Maria del Giglio
- Church of Santo StefanoSanto Stefano di VeneziaThe Chiesa di Santo Stefano is a large church at the northern end of the Campo Santo Stefano in Venice. It was founded in the 13th century, rebuilt in the 14th century and altered again early in the 15th century, when the fine gothic doorway and ship's keel roof were added...
- Church of Santa Maria FormosaSanta Maria FormosaSanta Maria Formosa is a church in Venice, northern Italy. It was erected in 1492 under the design by Renaissance architect Mauro Codussi. It lies on the site of a former church dating from the 7th century, which, according to tradition, was one of the eight founded by San Magno, bishop of Oderzo...
- Church of Santa Maria dei MiracoliSanta Maria dei Miracoli, VeniceSanta Maria dei Miracoli is a church in the sestiere of Cannaregio, in Venice, Italy. Also known as the "marble church", it is one of the best examples of the early Venetian Renaissance including colored marble, a false colonnade on the exterior walls , and a semicircular pediment. The main altar...
- Church of San Giovanni ElemosinarioSan Giovanni ElemosinarioSan Giovanni Elemosinario is a church of Venice, northern Italy, dedicated to Saint John the Almsgiver.This church was founded in 1071, and was completely destroyed by the disastrous Rialto fire in 1514. The church was rebuilt by Antonio Abbondi called Scarpagnino. The painter Antonio Vassilacchi...
- Church of San Polo
- Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
- Church of San Giacomo dall'OrioSan Giacomo dall'OrioThe Chiesa di San Giacomo dall'Orio is a church in Venice, northern Italy, located in the sestiere of San Croce).The origin of the church's name is unknown...
- Church of San StaeSan StaeSan Stae is a church in central Venice, in the sestiere di Santa Croce.San Stae, an abbreviation for Saint Eustachius, was founded at the beginning of 11th century and reconstructed in 17th century, has a main facade on the Grand Canal of Venice, constructed by Domenico Rossi, and richly...
- Church of Sant'AlviseSant'AlviseSant'Alvise is a church in the sestiere of Cannaregio in Venice, northern Italy. According to tradition, it was built by Antonia Venier in 1338 and dedicated to St. Louis of Toulouse, and located next to an adjacent convent....
- Church of the Madonna dell'OrtoMadonna dell'OrtoThe Madonna dell'Orto is a church in Venice, Italy, in the sestiere of Cannaregio.-History:The church was erected by the now-defunct religious order, the "Humiliati" in the mid-14th century, under the direction of Tiberio da Parma, who is buried in the interior. It was initially dedicated to St...
- Church of San Pietro di CastelloSan Pietro di Castello (church)The Basilica di San Pietro di Castello , commonly called San Pietro di Castello, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica of the Patriarch of Venice located in the Castello sestiere of the Italian city of Venice. The present building dates from the 16th century, but a church has stood on the site since...
- Church of the Santissimo RedentoreIl RedentoreThe Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore , commonly known as ', is a 16th century Roman Catholic church located in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the Italian city of Venice. It was designed by the architect Andrea Palladio and built as a votive church to thank God for the deliverance of the city from a major...
- Church of Santa Maria del Rosario (Gesuati)GesuatiSanta Maria del Rosario , commonly known as I Gesuati, is an 18th century Dominican church in the Sestiere of Dorsoduro, on the Giudecca canal in Venice, northern Italy....
- Church of San SebastianoSan Sebastiano, VeniceThe Chiesa di San Sebastiano is a 16th century Roman Catholic church located in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the Italian city of Venice, notable particularly for its cycle of paintings by the artist Paolo Veronese. It is a member of the Chorus Association of Venetian churches and besides the...
- Church of San GiobbeSan GiobbeThe Church of St Job is a Roman Catholic church in Venice, northern Italy, dedicated to Saint Job. It is located in the Cannaregio, overlooking the campo of the same name, known as Sant'Agiopo in Venetian, on the left bank of the Cannaregio canal at Ponte dei Tre Archi...