Isola di San Michele
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History
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
The island has served as the principal cemetery of Venice since 1807.
Gallery
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Church S.Michele in Isola
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Walls of San Michele
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Chapel of San Rocco
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San Cristoforo
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Graves
See also
References
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