San Barnaba, Venice
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|---|---|
 Façade and bell-tower of San Barnaba | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Venice |
| Country | Italy |
  Location within Venice | |
| Geographic coordinates | 45°25′59″N 12°19′31″E / 45.4331°N 12.3254°ECoordinates: 45°25′59″N 12°19′31″E / 45.4331°N 12.3254°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Lorenzo Boschetti |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Neoclassical |
| Groundbreaking | 18th century |
The Chiesa di San Barnaba is a small Neoclassical-style church in the sestiere (district) of Dorsoduro in Venice. It is dedicated to the Apostle Saint Barnabas.
History[]
A church at the site was built in the ninth century, but destroyed by fire in 1105. Rebuilt in 1350, it was reconstructed in its present form in 1776 under the patronage of Marcantonio Grimani using designs of .[1] The 11th-century campanile, detached from the main body of the church, has a pine-cone shaped spire from the 1300s.[2] 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.[3] The church is now deconsecrated and used for exhibitions.
A scene in the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was shot in the Campo San Barnaba in front of the church, with the church façade being used as a fictional library.[4]
References[]
- ^ Grimani, Marcantonio (1840). Cenni intorno alla chiesa di S. Barnaba [Overview of the church of St Barnabas] (in Italian). Venezia: G. B. Merlo.
- ^ Vianello, Renzo; Nadali, Gianpaolo (2013). Calli, Campielli e Canale: Guida di Venezia e delle sue isole (in Italian). Venice: Helvetica Editrice. p. 117. ISBN 978-88-95215-35-8.
- ^ Turismo Venezia, church entry.
- ^ "Indiana Jones and the church of San Barnaba in Venice". venetoinside.com.
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1776
- Roman Catholic churches in Venice
- 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy