San Francesco di Paola, Venice
San Francesco di Paola is a Roman Catholic church in Via Garibaldi in the Sestiere of Castello in Venice, Italy. History In 1291, the bishop of Castello, Bartolomeo Querini, endowed the construction of a hospice for the elderly. It was erected on the left shore of the Rio de Castello and flanking this hospital, rises an oratory dedicated to St Bartholomew. In the second half of the 14th century rose a church dedicated to the same saint. In 1588, the church was placed on the Order of Minims of San Francesco di Paola, who refurbished, and in 1618 reconsecrated the church to St Francis of Paul. The adjacent monastery was suppressed in 1806, and razed in 1885. An elementary school now stands in its place. Art and Architecture The church has a classical facade with two orders and a triangular tympanum. A clock painted at 9:30 AM is on the facade. The interior has a number of canvases, many depicting the miracles of the Saint:The saint Resuscitates a Child (1748) by Francesco Solimena; Exorcism of a Possessed (1748) by Giandomenico Tiepolo;Virgin, St John the Evangelist and Donors by Jacopo Palma il Giovane; St Francis resuscitates his disciple Tommaso di Ture,