Santa Giustina

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The church of Santa Giustina was founded in the 7th century, remodelled in 1219 and restored in the 16th and 17th centuries.

​It was closed down in 1810 and in 1841 its campanile was demolished. In 1844 the interior of the church was divided into two floors and used as a Military Educational Institute. Today it is a high school. 

The façade (1640) was designed by Baldassare Longhena with a bequest from Giovanni Soranzo. The statues of the benefactor and his two sons (the work of Clemente Moli), which once adorned the upper order, have disappeared along with other architectural elements.

Every year, following the great naval victory at Lepanto on October 7th (which happened to be the feast day of Santa Giustina), 1571, the church was visited by the Doge and his entourage. He would present the nuns with silver coins, known as giustine, which had been specially minted for the occasion.

Santa Giustina

Santa Giustina by Luca Carlevarijs