Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore Church of the Most Holy Redeemer | |
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![]() Il Redentore on the island Giudecca | |
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45°25′29.97″N 12°19′56.83″E / 45.4249917°N 12.3324528°E | |
Location | Venice |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Active |
Consecrated | 1592 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Andrea Palladio |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Renaissance |
Groundbreaking | 1577 |
Completed | 1592 |
Specifications | |
Length | 75 metres (246 ft) |
Width | 30 metres (98 ft) |
Nave width | 20 metres (66 ft) |
The Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore (English: Church of the Most Holy Redeemer), commonly known as Il Redentore, is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church located on Giudecca (island) in the sestiere of Dorsoduro, in the city of Venice, Italy.
It was designed by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio and built as a votive church to thank God for the deliverance of the city from a major outbreak of the plague. Located on the waterfront of the Canale della Giudecca, it dominates the skyline of the island of Giudecca. It is a member of the Chorus Association of Venetian churches and contains a number of paintings by artists including Tintoretto, Paolo Veronese, and Francesco Bassano.
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