Sant'Alvise

Sant'Alvise
	Sant'Alvise in Venice
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Venice
Location
Location	Venice, Italy
	Shown within Venice Sant'Alvise (Italy)
Geographic coordinates	45.4475°N 12.3292°E
Architecture
Completed	1338

Sant'Alvise is a church in the sestiere of Cannaregio in Venice, northern Italy. According to tradition, it was built by Antonia Venier in 1338 and dedicated to St. Louis of Toulouse, and located next to an adjacent convent.

The brick exterior and facade do not reflect the rich interior.

West Facade on campo
Main entrance
Statue of St. Louis of Toulouse

Interior

It has a single nave, the current appearance dating from the 17th century restoration. On the interior facade above the entrance porch you can see a barco. A special piece on the counter-facade. Protected by wrought iron gates, behind which nuns could attend the religious services.

The ceiling was entirely frescoed by Pietro Antonio Torri and Pietro Ricchi in the same period.

To the right of the entrance are two canvases by Pietro della Vecchia depicting Theft of the body of St. Mark and The Saracens refuse to inspect the basket with the body of St. Mark, made as cartoons for mosaic decoration of St. Mark's Basilica. These are followed by a St. Louis consecrated bishop of Toulouse (Louis of Toulouse) attributed to Pietro Damini. Further along the right wall and in the presbytery are three large works by Giambattista Tiepolo, in order: Christ Reaching the Calvary, the Coronation of Thorns, and the Flagellation.

To the left of the entrance are small 15th-century tempera panels by Lazzaro Bastiani, depicting stories of Old Testament. It also contains a Portrait of a priest (1420) by Jacobello del Fiore. The first altar to the left has three statues attributed to Gianmaria Morlaiter. The last altar to the left has an Annunciation and Saints Augustine and Alvise by followers of Bonifacio de' Pitati. On the left wall of the presbytery is a Christ in the Garden by Angelo Trevisani.

View of the nave
The Barco
Heavenly Jerusalem by Pietro Antonio Torri and Pietro Ricchi
Saint Louis, sacred, bishop of Toulouse by Pietro Damini
Madonna of the Rosary by Giovanni Maria Morlaiter
The organ

Sources

Chorus Venezia entry.

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External links

Churches of Venice

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