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Isola di San Michele

Coordinates: 45°26′49″N 12°20′49″E / 45.447°N 12.347°E / 45.447; 12.347
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Isola di San Michele
Aerial view of Isola di San Michele
Isola di San Michele is located in Venetian Lagoon
Isola di San Michele
Isola di San Michele
Geography
Coordinates45°26′49″N 12°20′49″E / 45.447°N 12.347°E / 45.447; 12.347
Adjacent toVenetian Lagoon
Administration
RegionVeneto
ProvinceProvince 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. It is associated with the sestiere of Cannaregio, from which it lies a short distance northeast.

History

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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

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The island has served as the principal cemetery of Venice since 1807.

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See also

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