Ex Chiesa di Sant'Anna
The church complex of Sant’Anna records Venice’s religious life shifting into military and state use. In 1240, thanks to the lasciiti di Andrea, Giacomo da Fano was tasked with securing land; by 1242, with a concession from bishop Pietro Pino, a convent dedicated to Sant’Anna and santa Caterina was raised between the rio di Castello and the canale di San Pietro. The early layout was Gothic—a basilica plan with three naves and a Veneto–Byzantine feel—before alterations over time. During the second French occupation (1806–1814), the church was suppressed by a 28 July 1806 decree, and its 31 nuns were transferred to the nuns of San Lorenzo. After the church was stripped of sacred furnishings, in 1817 its five altars and the floor were moved to San Biasio ai Forni, which had reopened to worship. …
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