Chiesa di San Samuele
San Samuele is a Roman Catholic church named after the Biblical Samuel, and its claim to fame is that the interior houses relics traditionally attributed to him. The first church on this site dates to around the year 1000, built by the families Boldù and Soranzo in a Romanesque style. That early structure did not survive intact: it was destroyed by two fires in the early 12th century, then reconstructed. In 1685 the church was almost entirely rebuilt again, reshaping the nave and façade and leaving only its late-Gothic apse untouched. Even after these rebuildings, one late detail stands out—its façade portico, now closed, is surmounted by a loggia added in 1952. …
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