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Church of San Samuele

The church of San Samuele, one of the oldest in Venice, on the campo of the same name
The church of San Samuele, one of the oldest in Venice, on the campo of the same name Photo: CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

On the campo (square) that slopes down to the Grand Canal, next to Palazzo Grassi, this is one of the oldest churches in Venice: it was founded by the Boldù and Soranzo families around the year 1000 and was first dedicated to St Matthew.

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