San Tomà
San Tomà—dedicated to San Tommaso Apostolo, or Saint Thomas the Apostle—faces the Scoletta dei Calegheri and anchors this stretch of Venice’s San Polo. A church on the site goes back to the 10th century, but its present orientation was set in 1395, shaping how the building meets the piazza. Much of what you see today reflects later rebuilding: the Baroque layout was completed in 1652 by Giuseppe Sardi, following a design by Baldassare Longhena. The façade was further refined in 1742, when Francesco Bognolo added two statues and the church was reinforced. Inside, only a few movable treasures remain. The main altar once held marble saints—Thomas and Peter—sculpted in 1616 by Girolamo Campagna, and the nave preserves frescoes including Jacopo Guarana’s depiction of the Martyrdom of St Thomas. …
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