Church of Santa Maria Assunta - The Jesuits

The most beautiful church I have ever visited. An atmosphere beyond words.

A really nice place to visit for a little while when taking a look around Venice. Some amazing architecture dotted around inside and amazing patterns on the ceilings.

absolutely magnificent. beautiful inside and out. worth the €1 entrance fee plus you can also take photos.

One of the most special Churches I’ve seen in Europe. The architecture style is Baroque, and there are paintings of the famous venician painter Titian.

Incredibly beautiful church! My favorite in Venice. The decorations are simply incredible! admission is free, but they do ask for a Euro or two donation to help with restoration and maintenance. There are many great churches in Venice. This one is worthy of support. It is only open a few hours each day so Google it and check the times. It is good walk away from tourist central but easily reached from the Nove water bus stop. And besides walking in Venice is wonderful anyway!

Such a beautiful building. It's so odd to find it in the middle of all the residential buildings with no plaza like so many other churches in the city. It's breathtaking. One of my favorites I've seen. Plus, it's not so busy like San Marco. You can actually relax and take in all the detail without being crammed up against a bunch of strangers.

This church is a delight when you finally find it open. The €1 admission fee is reasonable in a city where €3 seems to be the norm for churches, well worth it to see works by Tintoretto and Titian, as well as the beautiful marble on the walls.

This magically beautiful Church of Santa Maria Assunta, known in the city as the Jesuit Church, is located in a quiet area of Canaregio in the area closest to the Fondamente Nova. The church faces the Rio dei Gesuiti and stands out above the lagoon, marking the architectural profile of the fondamenta (canals and streets). The church originally belonged to the Crusaders, and only from 1657 did it pass into the hands of the Jesuits who radically changed its appearance. It was financed by the Manin family, an aristocratic Friulan family. The church was consecrated in 1728. The Jesuits in Venice determined that Domenico Rossi, who designed the Church of San Stae, was the ideal architect to do the work they needed. It was not an easy task for him as he had to follow strict plans, which were defined for the Jesuits by the Council of Trent. The façade - designed by G. B. Fattoretto - is an example of the Venetian Baroque of the early eighteenth century, and the whole façade is dominated by the prominent work of the L'Assunzione della Vergine Maria (The Assumption of the Virgin Mary ) statues by Giuseppe Torretti. The interior decoration of fake brocade, actually made of marble inserts, is a real scenographic effect of the church known for its numerous canvases by Jacopo Palma the Younger kept in the sacristy and for the masterpiece of Titian's last work The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence (1558) on the first altar on the left , which reveals Titian at a turning point, according to the way he experiences the night scene. The next masterpiece is the painting of the altarpiece Assumption of Mary work of Tintoretto, 1555. The ceiling is adorned with beautiful frescoes. In the chancel, Angel musicians in Glory (1720), and on the vaulted ceiling The Triumph of the Name of Jesus (1732), were painted by Ludovico Dorigny. On the ceiling of the nave, Abraham and Three Angels and Vision of St John Evangelist were painted by Francesco Fontebasso in 1734. The chancel is decorated with statues of cherubs, little angels, angels and archangels by Giuseppe Torretti. Around the altar, designed by the Jesuit father Giuseppe Pozzo, ten columns support a green and white dome. A chapel in the church has the monument to Doge Cicogna by Campagna. In addition to the above, the church is extremely rich in other works of art by famous Venetian masters of art. Extremely significant and beautiful church.