 Aerial view of Isola di San Michele | |
  Isola di San Michele | |
| Geography | |
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| Coordinates | 45°26′49″N 12°20′49″E / 45.447°N 12.347°E / 45.447; 12.347 |
| Adjacent to | Venetian Lagoon |
| Administration | |
| Italy | |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Province of Venice |
| Additional information | |
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The Island of San Michele (Italian: isola di San Michele, [ˈiːzola di sam miˈkɛːle]; Venetian: ìxoła de San Michièl) is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, Veneto, northern Italy. The island contains San Michele in Isola, a Roman Catholic church, as well as the San Michele Cemetary, Venice’s principal cemetery. It is associated with the sestiere of Cannaregio, from which it lies a short distance northeast.
History
Along with neighbouring San Cristoforo della Pace, the island was a popular place for local travellers and fishermen to land. Mauro Codussi's Chiesa di San Michele in Isola of 1469, the first Renaissance church in Venice, and a monastery lie on the island, which also served for a time as a prison.
San Michele cemetery
The island has served as the principal cemetery of Venice since 1807.
Gallery
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Church S.Michele in Isola
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Walls of San Michele
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Chapel of San Rocco
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San Cristoforo
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Graves
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| Islands of the Venetian Lagoon | |
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| Northern lagoon |
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| Central group | |
| Southern lagoon | |