St George's Church, Anglican church in Campo San Vio, Venice, Italy
St George's Church occupies a former warehouse of the Venezia-Murano Glass and Mosaic Company in Campo San Vio, Dorsoduro. Its entrance, set in the first arch of the palazzo structure, has a simple bronze portal with a semicircular Istrian stone cover, topped by a statue of the saint and a relief of Saint George killing the dragon. Two bronze side panels by Napoleone Martinuzzi commemorate British soldiers who fell in Italy during the First World War.
Anglican worship in Venice began with the Revd John Davies Mereweather, who held services in his flat in the Palazzo Contarini-Corfu until 1887. The present church occupies a former warehouse of the Venezia-Murano Glass and Mosaic Company on Campo San Vio, built to a design by engineer Luigi Marangoni with sculptures by Napoleone Martinuzzi and dedicated in 1892. The Italian source instead dates the conversion of the old palazzo to 1926.
The church conducts services in English every Sunday morning, connecting international residents and visitors through religious ceremonies and community gatherings.
Visitors can arrive by taking waterbus line 1 to the Accademia stop or line 2 to Zattere, with only a short walk needed from either point. The location sits conveniently within walking distance of several other major attractions.
The two bronze relief panels flanking the entrance, by Napoleone Martinuzzi, commemorate British soldiers who fell in Italy during the First World War. The portal itself is set in the first arch of the former palazzo and topped by a statue of Saint George and a relief of him killing the dragon.
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