Isola di San Michele
The Island of San Michele (Italian: isola di San Michele, [ˈiːzola di sam miˈkɛːle]; Venetian: ìxoła de San Michièl) is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, Veneto, northern Italy. It is associated with the sestiere of Cannaregio, from which it lies a short distance northeast.
 Aerial view of Isola di San Michele | |
  Isola di San Michele | |
| Geography | |
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| Coordinates | 45.447°N 12.347°E |
| Adjacent to | Venetian Lagoon |
| Administration | |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Province of Venice |
| Additional information | |
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History
Along with neighbouring San Cristoforo della Pace, the island was a popular place for local travellers and fishermen to land. Mauro Codussi's Chiesa di San Michele in Isola of 1469, the first Renaissance church in Venice, and a monastery lie on the island, which also served for a time as a prison.
San Michele cemetery
The island serves as the principal cemetery of Venice since 1807.
Gallery
Church S.Michele in Isola
Walls of San Michele
Chapel of San Rocco
San Cristoforo
Graves
See also
References
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