San Giacomo dell'Orio

San Giacomo dall ' Orio, including San Giacomo del luprio is a church in the Santa Croce district in Venice. The church today is almost entirely detached is located in Campo San Giacomo at the same Rio. San Giacomo is the parish church of the Vicariate of San Polo - Santa Croce - Dorsoduro.

The origin of the name is unclear, possibly was the laurel tree ( = lauro ) namesake, or the name derives from a denomination of the church as San Giacomo dal Rio ( = the channel) or del luprio ( = reclaimed swamp country).

History

The origins of the church date back to the 9th century, so it is one of the oldest churches in Venice. Through numerous extensions, renovations and additions stylistic elements of the Byzantine architecture, the Romanesque to the Gothic to the Renaissance and the Baroque are merged into a unique overall picture in the architecture of the building. Based on the construction of Roman origin, of whom are still some parts in the transept visible, the church was rebuilt in 1225 along with the Campanile. Some pillars of the Church come from the looting of Constantinople in 1204 during the Fourth Crusade. In the 14th century, when the church was a three naves, the entrance was relocated, the old Campanile is now next to the former main entrance of the church. The old basilica is believed to have been incorporated into the present transept. After 1500 the church received a monumental three-part presbytery with a dome over the sanctuary. The roof in the form of a keel overhead ship dates from the 14th century.

Works of art

  • Madonna in Glory by Francesco Bassano in the New Sacristy
  • John preaching by Francesco Bassano in the New Sacristy
  • Sacra Conversazione, 1546 by Lorenzo Lotto, Pala of the high altar
  • Mystery of the Eucharist by Palma il Giovane wall and ceiling paintings in the Old Sacristy
  • Life of St Lawrence of Palma il Giovane in the northern Querschifftransept
  • Paolo Veneziano is the Crucifix attributed towards the high altar
  • The St. Lawrence, Jerome and Prosper by Veronese, altar in the north transept
  • Allegory of Faith and Church teachers on the ceiling of the New Sacristy, by Veronese
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