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Sant'Angelo della Polvere (originally called Sant'Angelo di Concordia, later Sant'Angelo di Contorta and Sant'Angelo di Caotorta) is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, in the Contorta channel, not far from the Giudecca and the island of San Giorgio in Alga. An Italian state property, it has a surface of 0.53 ha and is home to four buildings.

Sant'Angelo della Polvere

Sant'Angelo della Polvere
Sant'Angelo della Polvere
Geography
Coordinates	45.408611°N 12.283333°E / 45.408611; 12.283333
Adjacent bodies of water	Venetian Lagoon
Administration
Italy
Region	Veneto
Province	Province of Venice

History

From 1060 it housed a church and monastery initially under the Benedictines, first male and then female; the latter dedicated the monastery to St. Michael Archangel, whence the name. In 1474 the nuns were forced to move to the monastery of the Cross in the Giudecca, due to their unruly behaviour, and from 1518 the complex was held by the Carmelites of Mantua and Brescia.

In 1555 the island took its present name, when the Senate of the Republic of Venice decided to depopulate it due to its unhealthy air and to install in it a gunpowder depot. On 29 August 1689 lightning struck the island, destroying the whole complex. The island remained abandoned for several years. 18th century maps indicate the presence of some military installations, and it remained a military site until World War II; since then it has remained unused.

References

Sources

• Crovato, Giorgio; Maurizio Crovato (1978). Isole abbandonate della Laguna - Com'erano e come sono. Padua: Liviana.

На других языках

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[de] Sant’Angelo della Polvere

Sant’Angelo della Polvere, früher auch Sant’Angelo di Concordia oder Sant’Angelo di Caotorta ist eine Insel in der Lagune von Venedig. Sie hat eine Fläche von 5.243 m² und liegt unweit der Insel San Giorgio in Alga im Canale di Contorta.

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- [en] Sant'Angelo della Polvere

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[fr] Sant'Angelo della Polvere

Sant'Angelo della Polvere (auparavant nommée Sant'Angelo di Concordia puis modifié en Sant'Angelo di Contorta, Sant'Angelo di Caotorta) est une île de la lagune de Venise située dans la canal de Contorta, à petite distance de Giudecca et de l'île de San Giorgio in Alga.

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[it] Sant'Angelo della Polvere

Sant'Angelo della Polvere è un'isola della laguna di Venezia. Si trova a sudovest di Venezia, tra Sacca Sessola e Fusina, presso la confluenza del canale di Freganzorzi nel canale Contorta Sant'Angelo. Di proprietà demaniale, si estende su 0,53 ettari e vi sorgono quattro fabbricati.

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