Santa Maria degli Angeli
Santa Maria degli Angeli stands on Murano, an island in Venice’s northern Venetian Lagoon. The church began in 1188 beside a monastery founded on donated land. Its setting connects religious history with the waterways and communities of Murano.
The original building was demolished, rebuilt, and reconsecrated in 1529. Its union with Santa Maria di Piave in Lovadina brought resources and new enrichment. In 1574, Henry III of France visited the church. The convent housed nuns from prominent Venetian noble families. It was suppressed in 1810, while the church closed in 1848 and lost most of its treasures. Restoration began in 1861, and the doors reopened two years later.
An Istrian-marble bas-relief of the Annunciation marks the entrance. Inside, works by Francesco Zugno, Antonio Molinari, Palma il Giovane, and Il Pordenone fill the historic setting. Palma il Giovane painted The Virgin in Glory and Saints. Il Pordenone created an Annunciation for the high altar around 1537. Funerary monuments honour Doge Sebastiano Venier, Lorenzo Contarini, and Jacopo Soranzo.
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