Santa Maria degli Angeli
Santa Maria degli Angeli, or *S. Maria degli Angeli*, traces its origins to 1188, when Ginevra Gradenigo—an aristocratic woman compelled by her father to become a nun—donated land so abbess Giacomina Boncio could found a monastery. That early foundation was later demolished and then rebuilt and reconsecrated in 1529, aligning the church with Renaissance architecture. In 1574, Henry III of France visited the site, underscoring how far-reaching Venetian religious houses could be in their influence. The convent’s life changed in the 19th century: it was suppressed in 1810, the church was closed in 1848, and it lost most of its treasures. Restoration began in 1861, and the church reopened two years later. …
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