Chiesa Dei SS Maria E Donato

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  • Address
    Campo San Donato, Murano
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  • Phone
    041 73 90 56
  • Transport
    ferry: Museo

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Lonely Planet review

This is a fascinating example of Veneto-Byzantine architecture. Founded in the 7th century and rebuilt 500 years later, the church was originally dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was rededicated to San Donato after his bones were brought here from the Greek island of Cephalonia, along with those of a dragon he had supposedly killed (four of the 'dragon' bones hang behind the altar).

The church's magnificent mosaic pavement (a very Byzantine touch) was laid in the 12th century, and the impressive mosaic of the Virgin Mary in the apse dates from the same period.