The Church of San Simeone Grande in Venice: the history, the photographs, the paintings and the works of art preserved inside it, the map and the information to reach it.

Church of San Simeone Grande - Campo San Simeone Grande, Santa Croce 950 - Venice

The Church of San Simeone Grande is located in Campo Simeone Grande, inside the Sestiere di Santa Croce.

Architectural description of the Church of San Simeone Grande

Also known as San Simeone Grande, it was founded in the 10th century and subsequently restored several times.

The most curious intervention dates back to the eighteenth century when a new floor was raised above the previous by the order of health as in the church had been buried a plague. Although the legend is not credible, the restoration of 1839 confirmed the existence of an ancient floor full of seals.

Immediately in the altar next to the entrance we find the Presentation to the Temple by Jacopo Palma il Giovane, an altarpiece that originally decorated the high altar. The Lying Statue of Simone Profeta - from which the church takes its name - is considered the work of Marco Romano.

How to reach the Church of San Simeone Grande

The Church of San Simeone Grande is located in Santa Croce in Campo San Simeone Grande. You can reach it by boat on line 1 with the station stop. Made the bridge of the Scalzi and going straight on for 50 meters with a forced turn to the left you pass a bridge that comes right in front of the Church of San Simeone Grande.

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Telephone: +39.041.718921

All the churches of the Sestiere di Santa Croce in Venice


1	S. CHIARA
2	S. ANDREA APOSTOLO (S. Andrea della Zirada) - XIV SEC.
3	S. NICOLA DA TOLENTINO - XVI SEC.
4	S. SIMEONE PICCOLO - XVIII SEC.
5	S. SIMEONE PROFETA (S. Simeone Grande) - X SEC.
6	S. GIACOMO DALL'ORIO - XII SEC.
7	S. STAE (Eustachio) - XI SEC.
8	S. MARIA MATER DOMINI - antica/ancient