Chiesa di Santa Maria Formosa

Venezia, Italia

The church of Santa Maria Formosa was erected in 1492 under the design by Renaissance architect Mauro Codussi. It lies on the site of a former church dating from the 7th century, which, according to tradition, was one of the eight founded by San Magno, bishop of Oderzo. The name "formosa" relates to an alleged appearance of the Holy Virgin disguised as a fashionable woman.

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Chiesa di Santa Maria Formosa, Campo S. Maria Formosa, 30122 Venezia, Italia, Google Maps