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It’s a pretty little Renaissance church, though no one is quite sure who the architect was; both Mauro Condussi and Tuilio Lombardo are given credit for at least parts of the design. The Jesuate order also built a monastery with several cloisters beside and behind the church. The order was suppressed in 1668, and the Dominicans took over the complex and soon decided they needed a larger church. Instead of demolishing the smaller church, they built next door and left the older church standing, which is pretty unusual for Venice. [[File:2865734116 55182ea004-1-.jpg|thumb|266px|right]]
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|image = Santamaria_dellavisitazione.jpg
|location = [[Venice]], [[Italy]]
|dateconstructed = 15th century
|functions = Church
|features = [[Assassin Tombs|Assassin Tomb]] ([[Leonius]])
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The '''Santa Maria della Visitazione''' (English: ''Saint Mary of the Visitation'') is a [[church]] situated in [[Venice]]'s southern [[Dorsoduro]] district.


==History==
The church was founded in the 15th century and was dedicated to [[Jerome]], the patron saint of librarians and encyclopedia writers, though it was rededicated to commemorate when [[Jesus of Nazareth]]'s mother [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary]] {{Wiki|Visitation (Christianity)|visited}} her relative [[Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist|Elizabeth]], the mother of [[John the Baptist]], while they both were still pregnant.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Santa Maria della Visitazione]]</ref>


==History==
At some point, the [[Roman Hidden Ones|Roman Hidden One]] [[Leonius]]' remains were transported to a [[Assassin Tombs|hidden tomb]] beneath the church. Centuries later, during the [[Renaissance]], the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] discovered the tomb, retrieved Leonius' [[Assassin Seals|Assassin Seal]] inside, and brought it to the [[Sanctuary]] under [[Monteriggioni]]'s [[Villa Auditore]]; combined with the other five seals, this would later grant Ezio the [[Armor of Altaïr]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Visitazione's Secret]]</ref>
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''


For a while, the old church was a library and then the entire religious complex was suppressed by the French in the early 19th century. Santa Maria della Visitazione eventually reopened as a church and today, it’s the oratory for the Istituto Don Orione, who have turned the monastery into a conference center and “modern” religious guest house with free Wifi in the open air cloisters.
==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:30, 5 May 2026

The Santa Maria della Visitazione (English: Saint Mary of the Visitation) is a church situated in Venice's southern Dorsoduro district.

History[edit | edit source]

The church was founded in the 15th century and was dedicated to Jerome, the patron saint of librarians and encyclopedia writers, though it was rededicated to commemorate when Jesus of Nazareth's mother Mary visited her relative Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, while they both were still pregnant.[1]

At some point, the Roman Hidden One Leonius' remains were transported to a hidden tomb beneath the church. Centuries later, during the Renaissance, the Italian Assassin Ezio Auditore discovered the tomb, retrieved Leonius' Assassin Seal inside, and brought it to the Sanctuary under Monteriggioni's Villa Auditore; combined with the other five seals, this would later grant Ezio the Armor of Altaïr.[2]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: Santa Maria della Visitazione
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Visitazione's Secret
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