Chiesa dello Spirito Santo

The Church of the Holy Spirit was built from 1506 on the site of an Augustinian monastery founded in 1483. At the same time, next to the church and separated from it by Calle del Monastero, the building of the Scuola dello Spirito Santo was built, also with a façade overlooking the canal. The church is a branch of the Gesuati church, of which it is part of the parish.

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Chiesa di Saint George

The Church of St George, built from 1926, is the Anglican church in Venice. The entrance consists of a simple bronze portal with a semicircular Istrian stone roof, surmounted by a statue of the saint and a bas-relief depicting St George slaying the dragon. The portal is flanked by two bronze side panels, also decorated in bas-relief. The bas-reliefs are dedicated to the memory of British soldiers who fell in Italy during the First World War and are the work of Napoleone Martinuzzi.

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Chiesa di San Gregorio

The ancient church of San Gregorio was probably erected at the beginning of the 9th century, and in 989 it was submitted to the Benedictines of the Abbey of Sant'Ilario. Due to the decline of the latter, the monks gradually moved to San Gregorio in the following years. It was originally affiliated to the church of Santa Maria Zobenigo and also served as a parish. The monastery was abolished in 1775. The church briefly retained its role as a parish church but was closed to worship in 1808 under Napoleon. While the monastery buildings were used as dwellings, the church was occupied by a mint for refining gold. After its restoration in 1959-60, it was used as a restoration workshop by the Soprintendenza per i beni artistici e storici di Venezia. Today, it has long been disused.