San Giustina, Venice
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Santa Giustina di Venezia is a church building in the sestiere of Castello, Venice
. It no longer functions as a church.
It was initially rebuilt in the second half of the 15th century by Augustinian nuns. The Convent was suppressed in 1896. The building garlanded with Istrian marble, was initially commissioned by the procurator of St. Mark, Giovanni Soranzo
, who asked Baldassare Longhena to design and build the church in 1636-77.
Castello, Venice
Castello is the largest of the six sestieri of Venice, Italy. The district grew up from the thirteenth century around a naval dockyard on what was originally the Isole Gemini, although there had been small settlements of the islands of San Pietro di Castello , also called Isola d'Olivolo, since at...
. It no longer functions as a church.
It was initially rebuilt in the second half of the 15th century by Augustinian nuns. The Convent was suppressed in 1896. The building garlanded with Istrian marble, was initially commissioned by the procurator of St. Mark, Giovanni Soranzo
Giovanni Soranzo
Giovanni Soranzo was a Venetian statesman who served as the fiftieth Doge of Venice. He ascended to the position on July 13, 1312, and served until his death...
, who asked Baldassare Longhena to design and build the church in 1636-77.