St George's Church, Venice
St George's Church, Venice | |
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Coordinates: 45°25′50.20″N 12°19′48.954″E / 45.4306111°N 12.33026500°E | |
Location | Venice |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | stgeorgesvenice.com |
History | |
Dedication | St George |
Dedicated | 1892 |
Administration | |
Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Italy and Malta |
Diocese | Diocese in Europe |
Clergy | |
Priest in charge | Revd Canon Malcolm Bradshaw |
St George's Church, Venice is an Anglican parish church in Venice, Italy in the Diocese in Europe.[1]
History[]
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 until 1887.
The current church building in the Campo was formerly the warehouse for the Venezia-Murano Glass and Mosaic Company. It was built to a design by engineer , with sculptures by and dedicated in 1892.[2]
References[]
- ^ Venice. Lindsay Hunt. New Holland Publishers, 2006
- ^ "St George's Anglican Church, Venice". The Church of England. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
External links[]
- Media related to Saint George (Venice) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
Categories:
- Anglican church buildings in Italy
- Churches in Venice
- Churches completed in 1892
- 19th-century Anglican church buildings
- Diocese in Europe
- 19th-century churches in Italy