Minor basilica · Venice, Italy
Church of San Giorgio Maggiore
Church of San Giorgio Maggiore is a minor basilica in Venice, Italy, dedicated to Saint George. The Pope gives the title of basilica to churches of special importance for their history, their beauty, their relics or the pilgrims who come to them. It is one of 570 basilicas in Italy on CathoNav.
- Where
- Venice, Italy
- Dedicated to
- Saint George
- Founded
- 1566
- Title
- Minor basilica
Holy places nearby
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- Tomb of Blessed James SalomoniSaint’s tomb · Venice, Italy · 1.1 km
- San Pietro di CastelloBasilica · Venice, Italy · 1.4 km
- Tomb of Saint Lawrence GiustinianiSaint’s tomb · Venice, Italy · 1.4 km
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