Sant' Antonin
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The church of Sant' Antonin, which is dedicated to Saint Anthony Abbot, was founded by the Badoer family in the seventh century. It was reconstructed in the twelfth century and again in the seventeenth century, possibly to designs by Baldassare Longhena. The bell tower was added in 1750.
The interior is made up of a a square nave with a deep chancel. The Chapel of San Saba, which was designed by Alessandro Vittoria, belonged to the Tiepolo family. The paintings are by Palma il Giovane. The body of the saint was 'brought back' to Venice in the middle of the thirteenth century, but was returned in 1965, on the orders of Pope Paul VI. A pig and a bell are the attributes of Saint Anthony Abbot and the church once kept a herd of swine, complete with bells, which it allowed to roam free through the neighbouring streets. This all proved too much for the parishioners, who complained and in 1407 the practise was forbidden. |
Sant' Antonin
Chapel of San Saba
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