San Moisè

San Moise church is a place in the San Marco in Venice.

It is located near St. Mark's Square and the former Teatro San Moise.

History

The church is first mentioned in the 8th century in Venetian sources. Thus, it goes back to a foundation of the families of the Artigeri and Scopari. Francesco Sansovino dated its founding to 947, but without specifying a source. Since the 13th century, the church is detected as a parish church.

947 was a new or reconstruction of the church by the Venetian patrician Moisé Valier, and the Holy Viktor consecrated church was renamed after Valier's namesake Moses. The church, several times the raging fires in Venice fell victim was built in 1105 one more time and new addresses after the fire of 1632 by a foundation of the Procurator Vincenzo Fini from scratch.

1810 Parish of San Moise was abolished by an edict of Napoleon and incorporated into the parish of San Marco ..

Architecture and interiors

The church building is a dark dorm room with side chapels and chancel. The Baroque interior with side altars, pulpit, organ and ceiling painting parapet is almost completely preserved. The various altars and side altars include equipped with a Pietà by Antonio Corradini of 1732, a foot washing by Tintoretto, Palma il Giovane the one ascribed to the Lord's Supper and murals among others Pellegrini.

In the nave there is the memorial stone of the tomb of John Law, who was in the church of San Geminianus that has fallen the reconstruction of St. Mark's Square by Napoleon victim buried.

The choir stalls dating from the predecessor of the 16th century.

The facade

The magnificent lush equipped with figural decoration and ornamental decorative facade is a baroque theatrical staging to the praise of the founder Vincenzo Fini, who is presented with a high aufgesockelte bust above the main portal. Two other members of the Fini family, also Venetian procurators are presented on the side portals with busts

Architect of the facade is Tremignon Alessandro ( 1635-1711 ). 1878 was removed due to static reasons some of the sculptures.