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Chiesetta di Santa Sofia

The little church of Santa Sofia barely emerges above the rooftops of the Strada Nova
The little church of Santa Sofia barely emerges above the rooftops of the Strada Nova Photo: CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Set between the houses along the Strada Nova and almost entirely swallowed by them, the little church of Santa Sofia is one of the oldest in Venice: it was commissioned by the Gussoni family and Giorgio Tribuno — the old chronicles say it existed as early as 886 — and a document mentions it in 1020. It was rebuilt twice, in 1225 and in 1568, and radically restored in 1698.

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