Façade of the Chiesa di San Rocco.

The Chiesa di San Rocco (Church of St Roch) in Venice was built between 1489 and 1508 by Bartolomeo Bon the Younger, but was substantially altered in 1725. The facade dates from 1765-1761. Saint Roch (Latin: Rochus; Italian: Rocco; Spanish: Roque; c. ... Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venezsia, Latin: Venetia) is a city in northern Italy, the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,251 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ... Events March 14 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. ... 1508 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events February 8 - Catherine I became empress of Russia February 20 - The first reported case of white men scalping Native Americans takes place in New Hampshire colony. ... West facade of the Notre-Dame de Strasbourg Cathedral A facade (or façade) (Pronounced fa-sa-de) is generally the exterior of a building — especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. ... 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

The neighbouring Scuola Grande di San Rocco, noted for its numerous Tinotoretto paintings, was founded in the 15th century as a confraternity to assist the citizens in time of plague. St Roch, whose relics rest in the church, was declared a patron saint of the city in 1576. Every year, on his feast day (16 August), the Doge made a pilgrimage to the church. (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... A pandemic (from Greek παν pan all + δήμος demos people) is an epidemic (an outbreak of an infectious disease) that spreads across a large region (example a continent), or even worldwide. ... A relic is an object, especially a piece of the body or a personal item of someone of religious significance, carefully preserved with an air of veneration as a tangible memorial, Relics are an important aspect of Buddhism, some denominations of Christianity, Hinduism, shamanism, and many other personal belief systems. ... Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ... Events May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc dAnjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it). ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with a saint, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... Grand Procession of the Doge, 16th century For about a thousand years, the chief magistrate and leader of the Most Serene Republic of Venice was styled the Doge, a rare but not unique Italian title derived from the Latin Dux, as the major Italian parallel Duce and the English Duke. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...

The church interior is notable for its Tintoretto paintings found in the sala dell'Albergo including: Tintoretto (real name Jacopo Comin) September 29, 1518 - May 31, 1594) was one of the greatest painters of the Venetian school and probably the last great painter of the Italian Renaissance. ...

1. Annunciation and St Roch presented to the Pope on west wall.
2. St Roch taken to Prison (attributed) and The Pool of Bethesda on south wall of the nave.
3. St Roch curing the plague victims, St Roch comforted by an Angel, St Roch in Solitude and St Roch healing the Animals (attributed) in chancel.
4. St Christopher and St Martin on Horseback by Pordenone hang on north wall of the nave.

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External link

• Satellite image from Google Maps (just to the left of the large church, the Frari)

The Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, usually just called the Frari, is one of the greatest churches of Venice and has the status of a minor basilica. ...

Bibliography

• Astrid Zenkert, Tintoretto in der Scuola di San Rocco, Ensemble und Wirkung, Ernst Wasmuth Verlag, Tübingen 2003. ISBN 3-8030-1918-4.
• Heiner Wittmann, Sartre und die Kunst. Die Porträtstudien von Tintoretto bis Flaubert, Gunter Narr Verlag, Tübingen 1996. ISBN 3-8233-5167-2.

Coordinates: 45°26′12″N, 12°19′30″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...