Il Redentore

Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
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 / 45.4249917; 12.3324528
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.