Chiesa di San Martino

The church of San Martino probably dates back to the middle of the 8th century. The first reconstruction took place between the 9th and 10th centuries when it adopted the Venetian-Byzantine style, typical of the places of worship of the time. The present building dates from the 16th century and was designed by Jacopo Sansovino.

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Chiesa di San Giovanni in Bragora

The church of San Giovanni in Bragora dates from 829. Legend has it that St. Magnus, bishop of Oderzo, fled his native Opitergium because of the Lombard invasion (639) and that God himself ordered him in a dream to build eight churches, including the church of San Giovanni. However, the first real written record of a church in this area dates back to 1090. In 1464, the church was restructured in the late Gothic style in the form we know today. The work lasted thirty years, from 1475 to 1505, at the end of which it was rededicated, as it is written on the façade, on the architrave of the entrance door, under the lunette.

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Chiesa di Sant'Antonin

The church of Sant'Antonino martire is first mentioned in the 12th century. It is believed that the church of Sant'Antonino was first rebuilt in the Venetian-Byzantine style between the 12th and 13th centuries. It then underwent various reconstructions that gave it a Gothic appearance. In the second half of the 17th century, it was completely rebuilt according to a project attributed to Baldassare Longhena, who was in fact the supervisor of the work. The bell tower was completed in 1750, apparently to a design by the parish priest of the time, Antonio Fusarini.

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Chiesa della Pietà

The church of the Pietà was built in its present form between 1745 and 1760 to a design by Giorgio Massari (1687-1766). However, the façade remained unfinished until the beginning of the 20th century: it was not until 1906 that the work was completed according to the original project, the only change being the upper ornamentation. The previous building, destroyed by the deterioration of time, was located on the right side of the present church.