San Biagio is a church dedicated to Saint Blaise

Saint Blaise

Saint Blaise was a physician, and bishop of Sebastea . According to his Acta Sanctorum, he was martyred by being beaten, attacked with iron carding combs, and beheaded...

, in the sestiere of Castello

Castello

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 in Venice

Venice

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, northern Italy

Italy

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The church now stands adjacent to the Museo Storico Navale, and is officiated by a military chaplain. Till 1511, this served as the church for the Greek

Greek Orthodox Church

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 community which had emigrated to Venice after the fall of Constantinople

Constantinople

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. It was rebuilt in 1745-1752, likely to plans of Filippo Rossi. The vault was frescoed by Giovanni Scajaro with Saint Blaise in Glory. The altars were transferred here from the church of Sant'Anna. The left hand wall has funerary monument with the heart of Francis Frederick, Archduke of Austria (died 1847). The tomb of Admiral Angelo Emo

Angelo Emo

Angelo Emo was the last Grand Admiral of the Republic of Venice. He attempted to introduce reforms based on the practices of the British Royal Navy, and led raids on Moorish targets along the Barbary Coast in retaliation for corsair attacks on Venetian-flagged shipping...

 (died 1792) has a statue (1818) by Giovanni Ferrari

Giovanni Ferrari

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