Il Redentore (Venice)

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Il Redentore is a prominent 16th-century Roman Catholic church in Venice, Italy, celebrated as one of the masterpieces of Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio.

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instanceOf Renaissance church
Roman Catholic church
basilica church building
landmark in Venice
alsoKnownAs Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore
architect Andrea Palladio
architecturalStyle Palladian architecture
Renaissance architecture
belongsToDiocese Patriarchate of Venice
belongsToOrder Capuchin friars (historical association)
builtAs votive church
centuryOfConstruction 16th century
commissionedBy Venetian Senate
completionDate 1592
connectedTo Zattere (by temporary pontoon bridge during festival)
constructionStart 1577
country Italy
dedicatedTo Jesus Christ the Redeemer
denomination Roman Catholic
faces Bacino di San Marco
festivalHeldOn third Sunday of July
hasAltars multiple side altars
hasArtwork paintings by Venetian masters (interior)
hasBellTowers two
hasDome true
hasFacade classical temple front with pediment
hasFestival Festa del Redentore
hasMainMaterial brick structure
hasNaveType single nave with side chapels
hasOrientation facade facing east toward St Mark’s Basin
hasPlan longitudinal plan
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Venice and its Lagoon"
influenced later church architecture in Europe
influencedBy classical Roman temple architecture
interiorStyle austere classical interior
languageOfLiturgy Italian
locatedIn Giudecca
Venice
locatedOn island of Giudecca
linked to: Giudecca
material Istrian stone (facade cladding)
notableFor harmonious classical proportions
influential Palladian design
monumental white facade
overlooks St Mark’s Basin
linked to: St Mark's Basin
parish Roman Catholic Patriarchate of Venice
purpose thanksgiving for the end of the plague
region Veneto
religiousAffiliation Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
roofType domed crossing

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Andrea di Pietro della Gondola notableWork Il Redentore (Venice)