Church Services in Venezia

An Incomplete Guide.

There are approximately 115 churches in Venice today. Most are still open, although some are permanently closed, some deconsecrated and used for non religious purposes, and some used only on Sundays. Below are a few.

 

 

Orthodox

 

 

S. Giorgio dei Greci  (Greek)

Castello,    Ponte dei Greci, Tel: 041 523 9569

 Metropolitan Gennadios, Fr Policarpos

 Fr Nicola; Fr Veniamin

             Saturday Evening         Vespers  17:00

  Sunday                        Matins   09:30

                                                              Divine Liturgy  10:30

 

 Church of S. Giovanni Degola (Russian)

Campo S Giovanni Degola. Fr Alexey Yastrebov 

               Sunday                 Divine Liturgy  10:30

         

      Roman Catholic

 

        

       Basilica S. Marco, Piazza S. Marco.

Cardinal Scola

      Mass each weekday morning at 7,8,9,10,11,12 in the side chapel,

enter the door on the north side of church or main door.

 

                       Sundays masses at 7,8,9,10:30 (sung),12, 18:45  

 

 

      S. Maria Gloriosa dei Frari

    

This is the principle Franciscan church in Venice. 

      Campo dei Frari, S Polo.

            Mass daily 8:30 and 18:00 in the sacristy.

     Mass Sundays at 9,10:30,12,18:30

       

      

  Santo Stefano

    Formerly part of an Augustinian convent.

         Campo S Stefano, S Marco.

         Mass daily at 19:00

Sundays at 10,11:30,19:00

 

 

    S. Maria della Salute

   Grand Canal

 

Mass daily 16:00

Sundays 11:00

 

 

SS Giovanni and Paolo (Zanipolo)

This is the principle Dominican church in Venice.

Daily Mass 7,8,10, 12, 18:00

 

 

S. Polo

.

Between Frari and Rialto

Daly Mass 17:30, Sunday 19:00

 

 S. Giovanni Crisostomo

Above Rialto, near Coin department store.

Daily Mass 10:00, 18:30, Sundays 11:30

 


Services in English: S. Zulian
, Campo San Zulian, near S Marco. 

tel. 041-523 5383  daily morning mass Monday to Sunday at 9:30.

 

Services in Latin (Tridentine): S. Simeone Piccolo (041-572 0692)

on Grand Canal opp. train station.

Mass Sundays and Holy Days  11:30

 

 

S. Giorgio Maggiore

 

Gregorian chant Latin  11:00 Sundays

 

Protestant

 

St George’s Anglican Church

 Dorsoduro, Campo San Vio

 Fr JH Bowden, Tel: 041 520 0571

 Holy Communion  Sunday 10:30 (in English)

 
Lutheran Evangelical Church, Cannaregio, Campo SS. Apostoli 4443,

Call for service times :041 524 2040


Chiesa Evangelica Valdese e Metodista

 Castello, Santa Maria Formosa

 

Call to confirm service times: 041 5227549

 

Jewish

 

Hebrew Community Synagogues

Pictured above is the Italian Synagogue (note the 5 windows).

Tel: 041 715359

             Friday and Saturday, normal Shabbat services in the Spagnolo synagogue.

Complimentary Shabbat meal in Gam Gam restaurant.

© Howard Fitzpatrick