St George's Church, Venice

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St George's Church, Venice
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St George's Church, entrance
St George's Church, Venice
45°25′50.20″N12°19′48.954″E / 45.4306111°N 12.33026500°E / 45.4306111; 12.33026500
Location Venice
Country Italy
Denomination Anglican
Website stgeorgesvenice.com
History
Dedication St George
Dedicated1892
Administration
Diocese Diocese in Europe
Archdeaconry Archdeaconry of Italy and Malta
Clergy
Priest in charge The Very Rev. Lucinda Laird

St George's Church, Venice is an Anglican parish church in Venice, Italy in the Diocese in Europe. [1]

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History

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St George's Church

The church was established by the Revd. John Davies Mereweather, Cavaliere della Corona d'Italia, who had settled in Venice. He held services in his flat in the Palazzo Contarini-Corfu until 1887.

The current church building in the Campo San Vio was formerly the warehouse for the Venezia-Murano Glass and Mosaic Company. It was built to a design by engineer Luigi Marangoni, with sculptures by Napoleone Martinuzzi and dedicated in 1892. [2]

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References

  1. Venice. Lindsay Hunt. New Holland Publishers, 2006
  2. "St George's Anglican Church, Venice". The Church of England. Retrieved 20 July 2014.