Santa Maria Formosa, formally The Church of the Purification of Mary, is a church in Venice, northern Italy. It was erected in 1492 under the design by Renaissance architect Mauro Codussi. It lies on the site of a previous church dating from the 7th century, which, according to tradition, was one of the eight founded by San Magno, bishop of Oderzo. The name "formosa" relates to an alleged appearance of the Holy Virgin disguised as a voluptuous woman¹.

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Santa Maria Formosa
Santa Maria Formosa: north facade
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Venice
Location
Location	Venice, Italy
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Geographic coordinates	45.4369°N 12.3411°E / 45.4369; 12.3411
Architecture
Completed	1492

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The plan is on the Latin cross, with a nave and two aisles. The two façades were commissioned in 1542, the Renaissance-style one facing the canal, and 1604, the Baroque one facing the nearby square. The dome of the church was rebuilt after falling in during an earthquake in 1688.

• West facade
• Monument to Vincenzo Cappello
• Mascaron adorning the front door of the campanile.

The artworks in the interior include the Saint Barbara polyptych by Palma the Elder, one of his most celebrated works. The Conception Chapel houses a triptych of Madonna of Misericordia by Bartolomeo Vivarini (1473), while in the Oratory is the Madonna with Child and St. Dominic by Giambattista Tiepolo (18th century). There is also a Last Supper by Leandro Bassano.

• Polyptych of Saint Barbara by Palma the Elder
• Approval of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity by Baldassare d'Anna

• Palazzo Grimani di Santa Maria Formosa
• Palazzo Zorzi Galeoni nearby palace by Mauro Codussi
• Palazzo Malipiero-Trevisan
• History of medieval Arabic and Western European domes
• History of Italian Renaissance domes
• History of early modern period domes

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