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Basilica dei Santi Maria e Donato
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The Church of Santa Maria e San Donato is a religious edifice located in Murano, northern Italy. It is known for its twelfth century Byzantine mosaic pavement and is said to contain the relics of Saint Donatus of Euroea as well as large bones behind the altar said to be the bones of a dragon slain by the saint.
Nearby attractions
Glass Museum (Murano)
Fondamenta Marco Giustinian, 8, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Parco Navagero
Calle Passerini, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Original Murano Glass OMG Factory & Showroom (by appointment only)
Fondamenta S. Giovanni dei Battuti, 4b, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Wave Murano Glass Srl - Factory, Experiences & Curated Tours
Fondamenta da Mula, 152, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Murano Lighthouse
Fondamenta Piave F. M., 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Palazzo da Mula
Fondamenta da Mula, 152, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Former Church Santa Chiara Murano
Fondamenta Manin, 1, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Nearby restaurants
Osteria Al Duomo
Fondamenta Andrea Navagero, 20/21, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Al Canton
Campo S. Donato, 20, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Murano Trattoria Valmarana
Fondamenta Andrea Navagero, 31, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
La Perla Ai Bisatei
Campo S. Bernardo, 5/6, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Vetri Restaurant
Fondamenta Marco Giustinian, 1, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Rivalonga Café
Riva Longa, 49, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Panificio Pasticceria Marangon dal 1952
Fondamenta Sebastiano Santi, 7, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Osteriva
Riva Longa, 49, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Ristorante Ai PIANTALEONI
Riva Longa, 25, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Punta Conterie
Fondamenta Marco Giustinian, 1, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Nearby hotels
Hotel NH Collection Venezia Murano Villa
Fondamenta Andrea Navagero, 29, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Hyatt Centric Murano Venice
Riva Longa, 49, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Hotel Conterie
Calle de le Conterie, 21, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
B&B Ca' del Pomo Granà
Fondamenta Sebastiano Santi, 12, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
MURANO Suites - Venezia.
Riva Longa, 26, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Casa sulla Laguna Venezia
Riva dei zàteri, 86/A, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Lagoon Suites 2
Fondamenta Andrea Navagero, 77/A, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Hotel Al Soffiador
Calle Bressagio, 10, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Ca' Laura
Calle del Cristo, 18, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
Ca' Mian apartment
Fondamenta dei Vetrai, 144, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
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Basilica dei Santi Maria e Donato

Campo S. Donato, 11, 30141 Venezia VE, Italy
4.5(817)
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The Church of Santa Maria e San Donato is a religious edifice located in Murano, northern Italy. It is known for its twelfth century Byzantine mosaic pavement and is said to contain the relics of Saint Donatus of Euroea as well as large bones behind the altar said to be the bones of a dragon slain by the saint.

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attractions: Glass Museum (Murano), Parco Navagero, Original Murano Glass OMG Factory & Showroom (by appointment only), Wave Murano Glass Srl - Factory, Experiences & Curated Tours, Murano Lighthouse, Palazzo da Mula, Former Church Santa Chiara Murano, restaurants: Osteria Al Duomo, Al Canton, Murano Trattoria Valmarana, La Perla Ai Bisatei, Vetri Restaurant, Rivalonga Café, Panificio Pasticceria Marangon dal 1952, Osteriva, Ristorante Ai PIANTALEONI, Punta Conterie
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+39 041 739056
Website
sandonatomurano.it

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Nearby attractions of Basilica dei Santi Maria e Donato

Glass Museum (Murano)

Parco Navagero

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Wave Murano Glass Srl - Factory, Experiences & Curated Tours

Murano Lighthouse

Palazzo da Mula

Former Church Santa Chiara Murano

Glass Museum (Murano)

Glass Museum (Murano)

4.1

(3.9K)

Open 24 hours
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Parco Navagero

Parco Navagero

4.4

(45)

Open until 6:45 PM
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Original Murano Glass OMG Factory & Showroom (by appointment only)

Original Murano Glass OMG Factory & Showroom (by appointment only)

4.4

(824)

Open 24 hours
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Wave Murano Glass Srl - Factory, Experiences & Curated Tours

Wave Murano Glass Srl - Factory, Experiences & Curated Tours

5.0

(675)

Open 24 hours
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Things to do nearby

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Legends, Ghosts and Ghouls of Venice
Fri, Dec 5 • 9:00 PM
30121, Venice, Veneto, Italy
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Murano Burano Torcello with a Local
Murano Burano Torcello with a Local
Sat, Dec 6 • 12:00 PM
N/A 30100, Venice, Veneto, Italy
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Visit and learn about Murano glass
Visit and learn about Murano glass
Fri, Dec 5 • 10:00 PM
30122, Venice, Veneto, Italy
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Nearby restaurants of Basilica dei Santi Maria e Donato

Osteria Al Duomo

Al Canton

Murano Trattoria Valmarana

La Perla Ai Bisatei

Vetri Restaurant

Rivalonga Café

Panificio Pasticceria Marangon dal 1952

Osteriva

Ristorante Ai PIANTALEONI

Punta Conterie

Osteria Al Duomo

Osteria Al Duomo

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Al Canton

Al Canton

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Murano Trattoria Valmarana

Murano Trattoria Valmarana

4.5

(426)

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La Perla Ai Bisatei

La Perla Ai Bisatei

4.6

(1.0K)

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4.5
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The Church of Santa Maria e San Donato is a religious edifice located in Murano, northern Italy.

It is known for its twelfth century Byzantine mosaic pavement and is said to contain the relics of Saint Donatus of Euroea as well as large bones behind the altar said to be the bones of a dragon slain by the saint.

One of the most impressive features of San Donato is the lavish, multicolored mosaic floor, made in the opus sectile and the opus tessellatum techniques. The central figural panel depicts a set of four great interlacing circles—well-known symbols of eternity and hence figures of the everlasting God who is beyond time and space. At the center of it, set like a jewel, a fifth circle bears a Latin inscription that reads: “In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, the year of our Lord 1141, the month of September, Indiction V.” The inscription demonstrates that San Donato’s tile floor was laid at the same time as that in the basilica di San Marco.

The mosaic floor measures over 500 square meters and is made of porphyry, serpentine, and other precious Mediterranean stones mixed with...

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San Donato costituisce uno di quei rarissimi casi, forse il solo, in cui l'abside costituisce la facciata principale della chiesa. Edificata nel XII secolo, sulle ceneri forse di un precedente edificio religioso, San Donato costituisce la chiesa principale di Murano e chi vi proviene dalla laguna non può non restare ammirati dalla meraviglia e dall'incanto dell'abside esterno, costituito alla base da un porticato cieco e per la parte superiore da un elegante loggiato che riassume lo stile romanico e nel disegno e nel materiale di costruzione e dal campanile che si erge maestoso a tener compagnia al corpo della basilica. Come è consuetudine per gli edifici di culto a tre navate, le colonne dividono la navata centrale da quelle laterali e per San Donato anche il presbiterio dalle cappelle absidali. Per chi vi entra per la prima volta, senza conoscerne la storia e l'apparato decorativo, colpisce la vista innanzitutto il mosaico del catino absidale, raffigurante la Vergine orante che appare al profano non dissimile dalla Vergine ammirata a Torcello. Lo stile bizantino che fa della ieraticità della figura della Vergine il tratto distintivo della figura mariana, costituisce il segno del tentativo operato dagli architetti di fondere il romanico medioevale al misticismo religioso ante anno mille. Al di sotto della decorazione musiva, sono situate raffigurazioni quattrocentesche ad affresco degli evangelisti. Nel presbiterio, la mensa che precede l'altare maggiore è impreziosita da una splendida tavola trecentesca, in funzione di paliotto, raffigurante la morte apparente della Vergine, circondata da Santi e da undici apostoli, forse mancante l'apostolo Giuda. Il viandante non può ritenere chiusa la visita a San Donato, senza aver sottoposto lo sguardo all'ulteriore impegno di dirigersi verso il basso, per ammirare il meraviglioso mosaico pavimentale che copre quasi interamente la superficie interna della basilica. L'occhio è interdetto dallo stupore che si trasforma in gioia visiva, laddove i disegni realizzati dalle maestranze dell'epoca assumono contorni simbolici, il cui significato è di là da esser compreso razionalmente, poiché la bellezza a volte è il senso della verità accompagnata dalla pura contemplazione del sublime. Le decorazioni pittoriche che abbelliscono San Donato sono ulteriori prove del fatto che l'arte sacra aiuta a far comprendere il senso...

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5.0
8y

The Church of Santa Maria e San Donato is a religious edifice located in Murano, northern Italy. It is known for its twelfth century Byzantine mosaic pavement and is said to contain the relics of Saint Donatus of Arezzo as well as large bones behind the altar said to be the bones of a dragon slain by the saint.

Church is just an amazing outside and inside. You can buy the small paper guide at the entrante and read the full description of the mosaico on the floor. No entrance fee but please...

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Skip Venice and visit Murano! Murano is an island 10 min boat ride away from Venice. A little smaller and less crowded than Venice. Murano is the second largest island in the Venetian Lagoon, after Venice. Currently, it has 7,000 inhabitants and it is world-renowned for its glassware, attracting millions of tourists every year. Here is what you can do in Murano: - Museo Del Vetro Glass Museum - Basilica di Santa Maria e San Donato - Chiesa di San Pietro Martire - Campo Santo Stefano - Palazzo de Mulo - Murano Glass Factories - Venetian glass shop #murano #visitmurano #venice #venicetravel #visitvenice #italy #visititaly #italia #italy_vacations #italytravel #beautifuldestinations #travel
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The Church of Santa Maria e San Donato is a religious edifice located in Murano, northern Italy. It is known for its twelfth century Byzantine mosaic pavement and is said to contain the relics of Saint Donatus of Euroea as well as large bones behind the altar said to be the bones of a dragon slain by the saint. One of the most impressive features of San Donato is the lavish, multicolored mosaic floor, made in the opus sectile and the opus tessellatum techniques. The central figural panel depicts a set of four great interlacing circles—well-known symbols of eternity and hence figures of the everlasting God who is beyond time and space. At the center of it, set like a jewel, a fifth circle bears a Latin inscription that reads: “In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, the year of our Lord 1141, the month of September, Indiction V.” The inscription demonstrates that San Donato’s tile floor was laid at the same time as that in the basilica di San Marco. The mosaic floor measures over 500 square meters and is made of porphyry, serpentine, and other precious Mediterranean stones mixed with glass paste.
JR SuarezJR Suarez
Beautiful basilica, full of history and free. I found the floor particularly interesting thanks to the colourful stone mosaics. There is an interesting one with two cocks and a fox, and look for a chess “board”. The place for baptism with all the different colours is really nice! Behind the altar there are four huge bones, they look more than 1 metre long. According to legend, these are bones of the dragon slain by St. Donatus in Greece.
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The Church of Santa Maria e San Donato is a religious edifice located in Murano, northern Italy. It is known for its twelfth century Byzantine mosaic pavement and is said to contain the relics of Saint Donatus of Euroea as well as large bones behind the altar said to be the bones of a dragon slain by the saint. One of the most impressive features of San Donato is the lavish, multicolored mosaic floor, made in the opus sectile and the opus tessellatum techniques. The central figural panel depicts a set of four great interlacing circles—well-known symbols of eternity and hence figures of the everlasting God who is beyond time and space. At the center of it, set like a jewel, a fifth circle bears a Latin inscription that reads: “In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, the year of our Lord 1141, the month of September, Indiction V.” The inscription demonstrates that San Donato’s tile floor was laid at the same time as that in the basilica di San Marco. The mosaic floor measures over 500 square meters and is made of porphyry, serpentine, and other precious Mediterranean stones mixed with glass paste.
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Beautiful basilica, full of history and free. I found the floor particularly interesting thanks to the colourful stone mosaics. There is an interesting one with two cocks and a fox, and look for a chess “board”. The place for baptism with all the different colours is really nice! Behind the altar there are four huge bones, they look more than 1 metre long. According to legend, these are bones of the dragon slain by St. Donatus in Greece.
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