Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
by Jennie Breeze
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Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
Artist
Jennie Breeze
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Photograph - Original Img_8903
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Santa Maria della Salute (English: Saint Mary of Health), commonly known simply as the Salute. It is a Roman Catholic basilica located in the city of Venice, Italy. It stands between the Grand Canal and the Giudecca Canal. It was commissioned by the Venetian Republic as a thanksgiving to the Virgin Mother of God to protect the city of Venice from the terrible plague of the seventeenth century. The first stone was placed on the April 1, 1631 and fifty years later, on November 9, 1687, it was consecrated by Patriarch Alvise Sagredo.
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January 10th, 2021
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