Sant'Alvise Church

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title	Sant'Alvise Church
category	church
description
A visit to the church of Sant'Alvise, together with the nearby church of Madonna dell'Orto, proposes an authentic path among the secrets of Venice and offers an opportunity to visit the remotest areas of Cannaregio. It is characterized by a geometric distribution of reclaimed land, where one can enjoy the silence of the lagoon. Originally a convent church, Sant'Alvise was, according to tradition, built by Antonia Venier in 1388, dedicated to St. Louis, Bishop of Toulouse, which had appeared to her in a dream. The temple is made up of a single nave structure, and the singularity of this church is that it still contains its 15th-century barco - the Nuns' Choir, which rests on columns and leads directly from the church to the nearby convent. The current form of this church is the result of changes in the 17th century, and what impresses most is the spectacular, entirely frescoed ceiling, painted by Pietro Antonio Towers and Peter Rich (XVII century).
link	Chorus Venezia