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Chiesa di San Barnaba

Church of San Barnaba

Dorsoduro 2771
30123 Venezia VE

The church of San Barnaba is a small Neoclassic-style church dedicated to the Apostle Saint Barnabas.

A church at the site was built in the ninth century, but destroyed by fire in 1105. Rebuilt in 1350, it was reconstructed in present form in 1776 under the patronage of Marcantonio Grimani using designs of Lorenzo Boschetti.The 11th-century campanile, detached from the main body of the church, has a pine-cone shaped spire from the 1300s. To the left of the church was the entrance to the Casin dei Nobili (Casino of the Aristocracy), which was an active gaming house in the 18th century.  The church is presently deconsecrated and used for exhibits.

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Photo By Didier Descouens - Own work